After losing yesterday, the Hawks came out on fire in this one, taking a 6-2 lead after the first match in which Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz brought the hammer.
Having done it a few times, Swiatek and Hurkacz are no strangers to playing doubles together. They played at the United Cup last year with great success and will return next year at the Olympics to represent Poland in Paris.
If this match is anything to go by, then they'll be really great as they won 6-2 easily. The impressive scoreline is also vital for the tie overall due to the format. The event features a unique format with four players in each team and each tie consisting of 5 matches: two singles and three doubles.
Each game won in each match counts as one point, and after all five matches, you count all the points and see which team has the most. That's why this scoreline matters so much because the Eagles will need to work hard to turn around this result.
When it comes to the match itself, it was simply a dominant effort from the Polish combo. Hurkacz brought his impeccable serve, while Swiatek did extremely well from the baseline with her tremendous shot-making.
They dropped only a handful of points behind the first serve and did more than enough on return to win the match. Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva tried, but ultimately, they were overmatched by a better combo.
The final score ended up being 6-2 for the Hawks, who narrowly lost yesterday, so winning this tie will be crucial for them.
Plenty of great matches are coming up as the Eagles try to avoid losing this one. Stay tuned for a Daniil Medvedev vs Hubert Hurkacz showdown a bit later and a few other doubles matchups.
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