Taylor Fritz broke Jiri Lehecka’s serve within the ninth sport of the second set and went on to beat the Czech participant 6-3, 6-4 to present the United States a 1-0 lead in its United Cup blended groups match on Thursday.
Madison Keys performed Marie Bouzkova within the following Group C match at Ken Rosewall Arena in an try to present the U.S. a 2-0 lead after the opening day.
Two singles matches — one males’s and one girls’s — can be performed over every of two days, with a blended doubles to conclude the five-match tie on the second day.
The U.S. is the third-seeded staff within the event and in addition options world No. 3 Jessica Pegula and males’s No. 19 Frances Tiafoe. The Czech Republic is seeded 14th.
The inaugural United Cup has groups from 18 nations competing in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney by means of to Jan. 4. The three metropolis champions and the next-best performing nation from the group stage will meet at Ken Rosewall Arena from Jan. 6 to eight to find out the general winner.
Top-seeded Greece is led by world No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 6-ranked lady Maria Sakkari. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz will lead second-seeded Poland,
Rafael Nadal will staff with world No. 13 Paula Badosa for Spain, whereas Italy may have world No. 16 Matteo Berrettini and Martina Trevisan.
Each host metropolis will function two teams of three nations competing in a round-robin format.