Caroline Garcia and Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Ulrikke Eikeri and Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-4 to finish a 612 hour tie. France won the deciding mixed doubles match over Norway on Thursday, setting up a United Cup Semi-Finals against top-seeded Poland.
France broke serve to make it 6-5 before holding to win the first set, and then made the sole break in the second set to take a 2-1 lead. Ruud advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-4 after Garcia put France ahead 1-0 by defeating Malene Helgo 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5). Also read: Emma Raducanu Makes A Strong Comeback: First-Round Win In Auckland
“It was a crazy match, a crazy performance from Helgo,” Garcia said. “I didn’t know her very well, and she just played a crazy match, was hitting the ball so well.”
Garcia, ranked 20th and the 2022 WTA Finals champion, had to put in more than 212 hours of effort versus Helgo, ranked 544th. Also read: Who is Thiago Seyboth Wild ex-girlfriend? Know more about Thayane Lima
Ruud outclassed Mannarino in the men’s singles. “I don’t think I faced a break point,” Ruud said. “So that’s great for my standards of serving … and putting Norway back on the board.”
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