by Matthieu Cointe (iDalgo)
The new ATP Tour competition continues in Australia. This Friday the first matches of the group stage of the United Cup concluded. Opposing Thiago Monteiro to give the victory to Italy, Matteo Berrettini overcame the Brazilian in almost 2 hours of play (6-4, 7-6[7]). The blues will challenge Norway from Monday. For his part, the Swiss of Stan Wawrinka gave nothing to Kazakhstan with 5 wins to 0 and a remarkable success of “Stanimal” against Alexander Bublik in the morning (6-3, 7-6[3]). Petra Kvitova’s performance against Jessica Pegula (7-6[6], 6-4) did not allow the Czech Republic to win against the United States, who won 4-1. In the other matches of the day, Stefanos Tsitsipas’ Greece dominated Bulgaria (4-1), while Australia lost against Great Britain (2-3).
