Iga Swiatek says it is absolutely not true that her intention was to throw Katie Boulter off her game when she called a medical timeout early in the third set of their United Cup thriller. On Thursday,

The British number one had a break point at 4-4 in the deciding set against Poland’s five-time grand slam winner.

Poland secured the win in the 2025 United Cup earlier on Thursday afternoon as they saw off Great Britain. One tie stood out in particular and it was more the loser than the winner that emerged full of credit being Katie Boulter as she lost narrowly 6-7,

Poland returned to the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament for a third successive year after hard-fought singles victories in Sydney handed them an unassailable 2-0 lead over Britain on Thursday.

Iga Swiatek battles through exhaustion to secure a crucial win for Poland at the United Cup, advancing to the semifinals where she’ll face Kazakhstan.

As the top player in the Great Britain side at the 2025 United Cup, Katie Boulter has pressure and expectation firmly wedged onto her shoulders. But she dealt with that expertly as Great Britain through the night sealed an opening win over Argentina.