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Perfect in singles and mixed doubles, Bencic leads Switzerland into the United Cup final

Belinda Bencic won her eighth match of the week and combined with Jakub Paul in the deciding mixed doubles to defeat Belgium's Elise Mertens and Zizou Bergs 6-3, 0-6, 10-5 Saturday to qualify Switzerland for the United Cup final. Bencic has won all four of her singles matches and four in mixed doubles this week in the team event. Paul, who won just six tour-level doubles matches last year, hit several down-the-line winners at crucial moments to lead Switzerland into Sunday's final against either the defending champion United States or Poland, who played their semifinal later Saturday.

Only Novak Djokovic now leads Daniil Medvedev in incredible statistic after latest Brisbane win

Daniil Medvedev is off to a fantastic start in 2026, having reached the semifinals of the Brisbane International. After comfortable wins over Marton Fucsovics and Frances Tiafoe in the opening rounds of the ATP 250 event, Medvedev came back from a set down to beat Kamil Majchrzak, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, and book his place in the final four.

Belinda Bencic puts Switzerland up 1-0 over Belgium in the United Cup semifinals

Belinda Bencic extended her undefeated season-opening streak when she beat Elise Mertens 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (0) Saturday to put Switzerland ahead 1-0 in the United Cup semifinals over Belgium. Tournament organizers started play 30 minutes earlier than scheduled with searing temperatures of up to 43 Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) in the forecast for Sydney. Stan Wawrinka, who will retire at the end of this season, played Zizou Bergs in men's singles in an attempt to advance Switzerland to Sunday's final at Ken Rosewall Arena against either the defending champion United States or Poland.

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