{"id":41552,"date":"2023-12-30T01:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T01:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/spain-edge-brazil-2-1-to-begin-united-cup-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T01:57:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T01:57:06","slug":"spain-edge-brazil-2-1-to-begin-united-cup-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/spain-edge-brazil-2-1-to-begin-united-cup-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain edge Brazil 2-1 to begin United Cup | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nPERTH:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World number 11 Beatriz Haddad Maia got her season off to a winning start Friday, but it was not enough to prevent Brazil crashing 2-1 to Spain as the mixed teams <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2442095\/djokovic-to-open-2024-at-united-cup\">United Cup<\/a> kicked off in Perth.<\/p>\n<p>The tie came down to a deciding doubles rubber, with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Sara Sorribes Tormo defeating Haddad Maia and two-time Grand Slam winner Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-5.<\/p>\n<p>Davidovich Fokina got Spain off to a winning start as he dispatched Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4, 6-0, requiring four match points to earn the first victory of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Haddad Maia then prevailed in the first WTA Tour match of the season by defeating Sorribes Tormo 7-6 (7\/1), 6-2 to level the tie at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>The end of the crunch mixed doubles tie was tight, with Brazil saving a match point before falling seconds later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew I had to be calm near the end,&#8221; Davidovich Fokina said. &#8220;I needed to focus on every point &#8212; in doubles things can change very quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sorribes Tormo credited her compatriot with pulling them through.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you have your team behind you and such an amazing partner, everything is easier,&#8221; she said. &#8220;This was my first mixed doubles; I&#8217;m very happy to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spain are playing without Rafael Nadal at the 18-nation mixed teams event held in Perth and Sydney, with the 37-year-old ending a year-long injury absence at the Brisbane International instead.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts Australia face Britain later Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERTH: World number 11 Beatriz Haddad Maia got her season off to a winning start Friday, but it was not enough to prevent Brazil crashing 2-1 to Spain as the mixed teams United Cup kicked off in Perth. 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