Emma Raducanu returns from injury as England beat Greece in 2026 Confederations Cup:
World No. 4 Coco Gauff suffered an unexpected defeat in singles due to 14 double faults and 54 unforced errors, but she bounced back in doubles to help USA beat Spain Reached the quarter-finals.
Gauff lost 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 6-0 to No. 42 Jessica Bouzas-Manero, ending the two-time major champion’s nine-match unbeaten run at the Fed Cup – winning six singles matches and all three doubles matches.
Bouzas Manero notched his first top-five win in the men’s singles to give Spain a 1-0 lead before Taylor Fritz saved a match point against Jaum Munnar to equalize in the men’s singles.
Gauff, who returned to mixed doubles with Christian Harrison, defeated Inigo Cervantes and Yvonne Cavale 7-6 (7-5) 6-0 to secure the Group A title for the defending champions.
In Group F, Alexander Zverev, ranked third in the world, suffered an unexpected defeat. Germany beaten Poland.
Zverev lost 6-3 6-4 to top-10 player Hubert Hurkacz in his first official match since June.
Hulkac has dropped to 83rd in the rankings since suffering a knee injury seven months ago, but he gave Poland a 1-0 lead in Sydney.
Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek secured victory for Poland, although she had to fight back from an early set loss to avoid a crushing defeat to Eva Lis.
Leith had never won a set in her previous three matches against the world No. 2, but she failed to maintain her level in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss.
