Iga Swiatek admits she isn’t actually certain what Poland must do to win the United Cup just because she feels her crew has had some unhealthy luck on the match.
In every of the previous three years, Poland got here near profitable the blended crew occasion happening in Australia initially of the season.
In 2023, Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz led Poland to the semifinal earlier than their nation was crushed by the US. The next 12 months, the Polish aspect went a step furher and reached the ultimate earlier than struggling a heartbreaking 1-2 defeat to Germany after Hurkacz blew two match factors towards Alexander Zverev.
This previous season, Poland loved one other deep run on the United Cup earlier than it completed the identical manner because it did in 2023 – with a semifinal loss to the United Cup.
Heading into the 2026 United Cup, Poland is as soon as once more regarded a favourite for the title since it will likely be led by Swiatek and Hurkacz.
Swiatek: We've performed effectively however we've had a little bit of unhealthy luck
"I don’t know what now we have to do. I really feel like we performed very well in recent times, however we’ve had a little bit of unhealthy luck, particularly towards Germany, the place we had match factors to win the match. However now we have to take it step-by-step from the start. There’s no level in interested by profitable now, as a result of first now we have the group stage matches. I believe we’ll concentrate on that," the six-time Grand Slam champion informed Eurosport Poland.
Moreover Swiatek and Hurkacz, the Polish crew will even be represented by Katarzyna Kawa, Katarzyna Piter, Daniel Michalski and Jan Zielinski. Poland was positioned in Group F in Sydney, the place they’ll battle towards Germany and the Netherlands.
On Saturday, Swiatek will kick off her 2026 season by taking over Fortieth-ranked German Eva Lys. The Pole leads their head-to-head 3-0.
