Poland marched into a second successive final at the United Cup mixed team tennis tournament on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan after Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek won their singles matches.

Iga Swiatek secured a major victory over Elena Rybakina, 7-6(5), 6-4, to send Poland into another United Cup final. The Polish star excelled in key moments, avenging her losses to the 2022 Wimbledon champion,

Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek was on court for the first time since she served a one-month ban for a doping violation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Poland returned to the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament for a third successive year after hard-fought singles victories in Sydney handed them an unassailable 2-0 lead over Britain on Thursday.

The British number one had a break point at 4-4 in the deciding set against Poland’s five-time grand slam winner.

Iga Swiatek and Katie Boulter had a couple of animated discussions during and after their three-hour epic at the United Cup, but the Pole wasn't giving anything away.

Iga Swiatek battles through exhaustion to secure a crucial win for Poland at the United Cup, advancing to the semifinals where she’ll face Kazakhstan.

British No 1 Katie Boulter came agonisingly close to a career-defining victory before falling to world No 2 Iga Swiatek in an epic United Cup quarter-final clash in Sydney. The British hopeful pushed the five-time Grand Slam champion to the limit in a thrilling contest that stretched just short of three hours.