Four days into the new season, and—not surprisingly—the players at the United Cup are still finding their feet and form.
Yesterday Casper Ruud followed up a win over Alex de Minaur with a loss to Jakub Mensik. Alexander Zverev, after winning his opening match, lost to Hubert Hurkacz. And the Americans, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, finished the day with 1-1 records in singles.
The most eye-catching results from Day 4 came on the women’s side.
Iga Swiatek won her 2026 debut over Eva Lys of Germany, but the 23-year-old, who had struggled to win games against Iga in the past, pushed her to 6-4 in the third this time.
40th-ranked Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain beat Gauff 6-1 in the first set, and 6-0 in the third.
Maria Sakkari made it two quality wins in a row, over Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu. Coming in, she was 0-4 against the Brit.
