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After squeaking past Croatia – just – in their first pool match, Canada has no time to even think about it too much as they have to take on the No. 1 seeded, the US, on Sunday night in Perth.
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz is going to be a tough combination to beat, but more important for Félix Auger-Aliassime will be to turn the page on a match where he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. A bit of a theme in 2024.
Other teams seeing their first action include Germany and Norway.
(Perth is 13 hours ahead of ET; Sydney is 15 hours ahead).
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Location: Perth and Sydney, Australia
Category: WTA/ATP 500
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Dec. 27, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
Prize Money: $10,250,000
Draws: RR
Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
Results
SYDNEY, DAY SESSION
CZE 2, NOR 1 (Final)
(Group B – Round Robin)
1. [8] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def. [15] Malene Helgo (NOR) 62 62
2. [15] Casper Ruud (NOR) def [8] Tomas Machac (CZE) 76 (6) 57 64
3. [8] Karolina Muchova / Tomas Machac (CZE) def. [15] Casper Ruud Victor Durasovic / Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 64 64
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PERTH, DAY SESSION
GER 3, BRA 0 (Final)
(Group E – Round Robin)
1. [11] Laura Siegemund (GER) def. [13] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 63 16 64
2. [11] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. [13] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 64 64
3. [11] Laura Siegemund / Alexander Zverev Tim Puetz (GER) def [13] Beatriz Haddad Maia Camilla Alves / Rafael Matos (BRA) 76 (8) 64
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SYDNEY, EVENING SESSION
ITA 3, SUI 0 (Final)
(Group D – Round Robin)
1. [4] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def [16] Dominic Stricker (SUI) 63 76 (2)
2. [4] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [16] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 61 61
3. [4] Andrea Vavassori / Sara Errani (ITA) def. [16] Belinda Bencic / Dominic Stricker (SUI) 64 64
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PERTH, EVENING SESSION
USA 2, CAN 1 (Final)
(Group A – Round Robin)
1. [1] Coco Gauff (USA) def. [7] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 63 62
2. [7] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def [1] Taylor Fritz (USA) 46 75 63
3. [1] Coco Gauff / Taylor Fritz (USA) def. [7] Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 76 (2) 75