Kyiv native Eva Lys imposed a tight fight on Svyontek at the United Cup

German tennis player Eva Lys (WTA 39), who was born in Kyiv, had a good match against Igi Svyontek (Poland, WTA 2) at the United Cup 2026 team tournament.

Eva and Iga took to the court in the second game of the match between the German and Polish national teams. Lys took the first set from Svyontek and led with a break in the second, but the Pole managed to make a comeback and win in three games.

United Cup 2026. Germany – Poland, January 5

Eva Lys – Iga Svyontek – 6:3, 3:6, 4:6

It was the fourth meeting of Lys and Svyontek. The score is 4:0 in favor of Iga.

Swiontek changed the confrontation between the teams of Germany and Poland into a mixed doubles category. In the first game, Hubert Hurkach defeated Alexander Zverev.

Swiontek now has 12 career United Cup wins out of 14.

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