Taylor Fritz salutes Coco Gauff for 'good job' leading Team USA into United Cup SF
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have gelled well at the United Cup, taking the US team through to the semifinals. They both won their singles rubber against China to secure a last-four spot.
First up, Gauff needed to battle hard for her 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Zhang Shuai, who was hitting the ball big on Wednesday. The Chinese led by a break on multiple occasions in the opening set, but her opponent was able to escape an upset in the end.
The onus then was on Fritz to deliver the win and that is exactly what he did against Zhang Zhizhen, dropping only four points behind his serve in the 6-4, 6-4 victory. That’s not to say that there wasn’t any pressure on the American