PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Serena Williams and Mardy Fish won singles matches to give the United States a victory over Australia on Thursday and a spot in the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis final. The U.S. finished with a 3-0 round-robin record in Group B and was the only unbeaten team. Friday's final will be America's ninth in the 20-year history of the tournament. Williams beat Alicia Molik 6-2 7-6 (7) and Fish beat Peter Luczak 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10). Team USA then demolished Team Australia in the mixed doubles match, 6-2, 6-3. In the Friday final, the Americans will meet the winner of group A - to be decided after ties between top seeds Serbia and Argentina and France and Taiwan.
January 3, 2008
Team USA advances to Hopman Cup Final
PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Serena Williams and Mardy Fish won singles matches to give the United States a victory over Australia on Thursday and a spot in the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis final. The U.S. finished with a 3-0 round-robin record in Group B and was the only unbeaten team. Friday's final will be America's ninth in the 20-year history of the tournament. Williams beat Alicia Molik 6-2 7-6 (7) and Fish beat Peter Luczak 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10). Team USA then demolished Team Australia in the mixed doubles match, 6-2, 6-3. In the Friday final, the Americans will meet the winner of group A - to be decided after ties between top seeds Serbia and Argentina and France and Taiwan.
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