Tennis-Swiatek in 涙／ほころびs after 敗北・負かす to Pegula as U.S. lead in 部隊d Cup 半分s
SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) -
World number one Iga Swiatek broke 負かす／撃墜する in 涙／ほころびs after a 6-2 6-2 敗北・負かす to Jessica Pegula, who gave the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs the perfect start to their 部隊d Cup 半分-final against Poland in the 開始 （テニスなどの）シングルス rubber on Friday before フランs Tiafoe 二塁打d their advantage.
Swiatek was only able to 持つ／拘留する her serve once in the first 始める，決める as Pegula raced to a 5-0 lead and the American world number three kept up the 圧力 with some brilliant returns in the second 始める，決める.
Pegula 安全な・保証するd a 支配的な victory that will also give her a personal 上げる 長，率いるing into this month's Australian Open when Swiatek sent a forehand wide after little more than an hour on Ken Rosewall 円形競技場.
"I thought I did a good 職業 playing really 積極的な, serving smart and returning really 井戸／弁護士席," said Pegula, who had lost her previous four matches against Swiatek.
It was her first career victory over a 統治するing number one and a result that left Swiatek in floods of 涙／ほころびs in Poland's dugout after the match.
"She's one of the best players in the world so you have to be really on 最高の，を越す of your game to 勝利，勝つ against Jessie," Swiatek said. "It was always like that, even last season.
"So I'm not surprised, because I know what she can do. I'm more surprised I wasn't able to step up to her game today."
Tiafoe gave the Americans a 2-0 lead when he comfortably （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Kacper Zuk 6-3 6-3, 説 after the match that Pegula's 業績／成果 had 奮起させるd him.
"It was 広大な／多数の／重要な, I was so amped watching. Forget about me playing, I was so happy for 足緒 ... I know what it means for her going 今後," said Tiafoe, who has won all four of his （テニスなどの）シングルス matches in the event, dropp ing one 始める，決める.
TREVISAN OUTLASTS SAKKARI AS ITALY SURGE
Martina Trevisan gave Italy the 早期に advantage in the other 半分-final of the mixed team tournament by 素晴らしい world number six Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5 in a gripping 戦う／戦い that lasted more than three hours.
Lorenzo Musetti then put them 完全に in 支配（する）／統制する at 2-0 with a 6-1 6-1 victory over Stefanos Sakellaridis.
The 半分-final 関係 再開する on Saturday with two more （テニスなどの）シングルス matches and a mixed （テニスなどの）ダブルス rubber. The final will take place the に引き続いて day. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Nick Mulvenney and Shrivathsa Sridhar editing by Robert Birsel and Toby Davis)
