“The national teams of Europe and the world compete on the courts of the Chinese city of Shenzhen”, — write: sport.ua
The competition trophy is played between national teams of Europe and the world.
The composition of the European team: Iga Swiontek (Poland), Belinda Bencic (Switzerland), Valentin Vaschero (Monaco), Flavio Cobolli (Italy).
Composition of the World team: Yelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan), Andrei Rublev, Zhang Zhizhen (China), Wang Xinyu (China).
The World Tennis Continental Cup is an analogue of the Laver Cup. On the first game day, each team gets one point for a victory, on the second – two, on the third (decisive) – three.
On the 26th, Europe took a 2-0 lead as Sveontek beat Rybakina and Bencic handled Wang Sinyu. But already on December 27, the World team took the lead.
First, Zhang managed Kobolli, then Svyontek lost sensationally to Wang, and Vaschero lost to Rublev. Europe’s only victory on Saturday was in the doubles game – Kobolli and Bencic defeated Zhang and Wang.
World Tennis Continental Cup. December 26 [Перший день]
European team – World team
- Belinda Bencic – Wang Xinyu – 4:6, 6:2, [10:5]
- Iga Svyontek – Yelena Rybakina – 6:3, 6:3
Video review Bencic vs Wang Xinyu
Video review Svyontek vs Rybakina
World Tennis Continental Cup. December 27 [Другий день]
European team – World team
- Flavio Cobolli – Zhang Zhizhen – 6:7 (5:7), 3:6
- Iga Sveontek – Wang Xinyu – 2:6, 3:6
- Valentin Vachereau – Andrei Rublyov – 6:2, 6:7 (5:7), [7:10]
- Flavio Cobolli / Belinda Bencic – Zhang Zhizhen / Wang Xinyu – 6:3, 7:6 (7:3)
Video review Kobolli vs Zhang Zhizhen
Video review Sveontek – Wang Xinyu
Video review of Vachereau – Rublev
World Tennis Continental Cup. December 28 [Третій день]
European team – World team. Schedule
- Valentin Vachereau – Zhang Zhizhen
- Belinda Bencic – Yelena Rybakina
- Flavio Cobolli – Andrei Rublev
- Iga Svyontek / Valentin Vaschero – Yelena Rybakina / Andrei Rublev