The Eagles win in a Super Shootout tiebreak! 🥊 Daniil Medvedev takes down Hubert Hurkacz in the tiebreak 10-4 and clinches the win for the Eagles over the Hawks. #WorldTennisLeague #WTL
Daniil Medvedev's dominant performance paved the way for the Eagles' triumph in the World Tennis League
Tennis NewsFriday, 22 December 2023 at 20:35
The evening session of the World Tennis League concluded with a narrow 31-28 victory for the Eagles over the Hawks. The series was decided in the Super shoot-out, where Daniil Medvedev outperformed Hubert Hurkacz 10-4, securing the first win for his team.
The tournament's format is determined by five matches between each team, counting the games won by each team. In the case of a tie, a decisive tie-break is played among the players who participated in the last match.
The first duel of the session was the mixed doubles, with the Polish pair of Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz giving an initial advantage to the Hawks by defeating the Russian duo of Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev 6-2.
In the women's doubles, Andreeva teamed up with former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin to face the partnership of Caroline Garcia and Iga Swiatek. This time, the Eagles secured the victory with a score of 6-4, narrowing the gap.
Next up were the men in the doubles, featuring a spectacular showdown between the Russian pair Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev against Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud. The victory went to the Russians in the tie-break with a score of 7-6(1). This brought them even closer to the Hawks, trailing by just one game (15-16).
The fourth duel was the women's singles, where Sofia Kenin ultimately gave the advantage to the Eagles with a triumph over Caroline Garcia 7-5, setting the stage for the last duel. The total score was 22-21 in favor of the Hawks.
In a remarkable performance by Hubert Hurkacz, he won the men's singles by 7-6(4), tying the game count at 28-28 and securing a super-shootout tie-break. The former world No. 1 Russian claimed victory with a score of 10-4, securing the definitive advantage for his team with three extra points (31-28).
The last day will feature duels between the Eagles and Falcons and Kites against Hawks. Currently, the Kites have two wins, Eagles and Falcons have one win each, and the Hawks have two losses.
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