Dominant Rybakina leads Kazakhstan into United Cup quarter-finals

An undated picture of Tennis star Elena Rybakina. - AFPPERTH: Kazakhstan reached the quarter-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament with a comfortable win over Greece on Monday as Elena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-3 after Alexander Shevchenko stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas.Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, who is using the 18-nation tournament to prepare for next month's Australian Open, edged a tight opening set against Sakkari before powering ahead 5-0 in the next. She was broken late on but stayed composed to close out the contest on serve, leaving her new coach Goran Ivanisevic beaming in the dugout."We've just been working a couple weeks together. This is our first official tournament," Rybakina said."We're still getting to know each other a bit. He's a fun guy. He gives some experience from when he played and also as a coach. I'm just happy to work with him."Hopefully we'll have some good results together."Shevchenko pulled off a major upset earlier when he downed an ill and error-prone world number 11 Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6(0) to put Kazakhstan on course for victory in the Group C tie in Perth."It will definitely go in my record as one of my best wins," Shevchenko said."He wasn't at his best today but still I played really well and I found the moments to win the match."In Sydney, Katie Boulter and Charles Broom guided Britain to a 2-1 win over Argentina in Group F, winning their mixed doubles rubber against Maria Lourdes Carle and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(4) 7-5.Boulter put Britain up 1-0 with a 6-2 6-3 win over Nadia Podoroska but Argentina fought back immediately as Etcheverry overcame a stomach issue to down Billy Harris 3-6 6-3 6-2. Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ:عمومی کلیدی الفاظ