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Aug 25, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Victoria Mboko of Canada in action against Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic in the first round of the women\u2019s singles at the US Open at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nFelix Auger-Aliassime and 19-year-old Victoria Mboko gave Canada a 3-0 sweep of China on Sunday at the United Cup in Australia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In the opener, played in Sydney, Mboko rebounded from an opening-set loss to defeat Lin Zhu 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, and Auger-Aliassime followed by dropping Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-4. It was the first season-opening match won by Auger-Aliassime since 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Canadian duo then teamed to defeat Xiaodi You and Rigele Te 6-1, 6-3 in the mixed-doubles portion of the round-robin event in Group B.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Eva Lys made her United Cup debut for Germany, which swept the Netherlands in Group F in Sydney. She beat Suzan Lamens 6-2, 6-2, and Alexander Zverev defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-0. Zverev and Laura Siegemund beat Griekspoor and Demi Schuurs 6-3, 6-2 in mixed doubles for the 3-0 win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In Group E action in Perth, Japan fell to 0-2. Naomi Osaka posted the lone win — 7-6 (4), 6-1 over Great Britain’s Katie Swan, a sub for Emma Raducanu, who pulled out with a foot injury. Brit Billy Harris topped Shintaro Mochizuki 7-6 (4), 6-4, and teammates Neal Skupski and Olivia Nicholls bested Yasutaka Uchiyama and Nao Hibino in mixed doubles to give Great Britain a 2-1 win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Also in Perth, Switzerland and Italy stand tied in their Group C match, pending the outcome of their mixed-doubles contest. Belinda Bencic got the Swiss team off to a lead with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Jasmine Paolini, but veteran Stan Wawrinka was defeated by Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4) in a marathon match.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The mixed-doubles match will pit Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori against Bencic and Jakub Paul.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Action continues Monday with Germany vs. Poland (Group F in Sydney), Czechia vs. Norway (Group D in Sydney), Greece vs. Great Britain (Group E in Perth) and the United States vs. Spain (Group A in Perth).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brisbane International<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Americans Frances Tiafoe and Learner Tien, the No. 8 seed, opened the Australian Open tuneup in Brisbane with easy victories.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tiafoe defeated Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 6-2, helped by winning 82% of points on both his first and second serves. He also capitalized on four of six break opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tien ousted Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-3, scoring on 81% of his first serves. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n On the women’s side, Czech Marie Bouzkova used six aces and five breaks to defeat Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-3. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, however, fought off 10 aces from her opponent and withstood her own six double faults to defeat another Romanian, Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Other winners were Anastasia Potapova of Austria, Sorana Cirstea of Romania, Australian Ajla Tomljanovic and American McCartney Kessler.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n