It has been a Happy New Year for the US tennis team at the 2025 United Cup. The team, led by Coco Gauff in her first year of playing and Taylor Fritz, has been virtually unbeatable individually and when they played mixed doubles together.
Gauff and Fritz defeated the Chinese team to earn a semifinal spot. The US, led by Fritz and Jessica Pegula, won the United Cup in 2023 but was knocked out early in 2024 and unable to defend the title.
Returning to the final four 🇺🇸#UnitedCup pic.twitter.com/3jNlTk9iyc
— United Cup (@UnitedCupTennis) January 1, 2025
The US team’s next opponent is the winner of the quarterfinal match between Italy and the Czech Republic. Kazakhstan also clinched a semifinal spot and is awaiting the winner of the Poland and Great Britain quarterfinal match.
Next stop: Sydney ✈️ #UnitedCup pic.twitter.com/10XJrYb8Tg
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 1, 2025
Coco Gauff Looks Great
While Gauff and Fritz are playing for their country, each is also honing skills for the upcoming Australian Open. Gauff ended 2024 with a huge win at the WTA Finals. That was her biggest win since the 2023 US Open.
She has not dropped a set in her United Cup matches, causing many to believe she could be in the mix for the Australian Open title. Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka seeks a three-peat in a few weeks in Melbourne.
Taylor Fritz Shook Off Sluggish Start And Is Playing Well
Though Fritz lost his opening singles match to Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime after having a one-set lead, he has played better in each successive round.
Fritz had a career year in 2024, making his first Grand Slam final at the 2024 US Open. US fans desperately want to see an American man end the 20+ year Grand Slam drought since Andy Roddick won the 2003 US Open. Could it happen in 2025? Fritz is the highest ranked among a talented group of American men who can compete. The question is if Jannik Sinner continues to play at the dominating level he did in 2024, can anyone stop him?
