Tennis roundup: USA, Italy reach United Cup final

Taylor Fritz edged Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Saturday to push Team United States into the United Cup championship match against Team Italy in Sydney, Australia.

Fritz's hard-fought victory gave the U.S. an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the Final Four of the inaugural 18-country, mixed-team competition. Fritz weathered Hurkacz's 17 aces by winning 88 percent of his own first-service points (44 of 50) in a m