{"id":4271,"date":"2023-01-02T06:56:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/united-cup-great-britain-beat-spain-3-1-to-reach-play-off\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T06:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:56:25","slug":"united-cup-great-britain-beat-spain-3-1-to-reach-play-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/united-cup-great-britain-beat-spain-3-1-to-reach-play-off\/","title":{"rendered":"United Cup: Great Britain beat Spain 3-1 to reach play-off"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dan Evans is the world number 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Great Britain reached the play-off round in the inaugural United Cup with victory over Spain in Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dan Evans gave Great Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five contest at the Ken Rosewall Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The British number two defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 1-6 6-3 after Harriet Dart lost 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to world number 13 Paula Badosa.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday <\/span>Cameron Norrie beat Rafael Nadal<\/span><\/a> and Katie Swan saw off Nuria Parrizas-Diaz to put Britain 2-0 ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dart and Jonny O’Mara sealed a 4-1 win for GB on Monday, coming from behind to beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and David Vega Hernandez 3-6 6-2 10-5 in the final doubles rubber.<\/span><\/p>\n

Britain will face the United States in Wednesday’s Sydney City Final, which acts as a play-off for the semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’ve had a bit of luck, a few withdrawals,” said 32-year-old Evans. “We’ve done unbelievably well on the court as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We pride ourselves on team spirit and working hard out there for each other.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The mixed-team tournament involves six round-robin groups of three teams, played in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane.<\/span><\/p>\n

The winner of each City Final will progress to the semi-finals in Sydney, plus the runners-up with the best record.<\/span><\/p>\n

GB, captained by Tim Henman, <\/span>beat Australia 3-2<\/span><\/a> in their opening tie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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