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Australia reached the knockout stage for the primary time after dropping within the group stage final 12 months

Nice Britain missed out on the United Cup quarter-finals as Australia certified from Group C with a 2-1 victory over the US.

Hosts Australia reached the final eight asStorm Hunter and Matt Ebden beat Jessica Pegula and Rajeev Ram in a mixed-doubles decider.

Earlier, Pegula beat Ajla Tomljanovic to degree after Australia’s Alex de Minaur beat Taylor Fritz.

Australia’s win meant GB have been edged out, ending third in a good group.

All three nations received one and misplaced certainly one of their two ties in Perth, in addition to every ending tied on three match wins and three losses.

That meant the variety of units received was used to determine who progressed to the quarter-finals and Britain, who made a successful begin towards Australia earlier than dropping to the US, missed out.

The Individuals, who’re the defending champions, should wait to see in the event that they qualify as among the best group runners-up.

The winners of six teams go into the final eight and shall be joined by one of the best runner-ups in every of the host cities – Sydney and Perth.

Australia and Poland, who completed as Group A winners, are the primary via within the 18-nation occasion which is a mixed-gender crew format and affords $10m (£7.85m) in prize cash.

High seeds Poland, led by ladies’s world primary Iga Swiatek, secured their place within the quarter-finals on Monday with a 2-1 win over Spain.

4-time main champion Swiatek received 6-2 6-1 towards Sara Sorribes Tormo in Perth earlier than partnering Hubert Hurkacz to thrash Sorribes Tormo and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-0 6-0 within the combined doubles decider.

In Group D, France received 2-1 towards Germany as Caroline Garcia and Edouard Roger-Vasselin saved match factors earlier than beating Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 12-10.

France may win the group in the event that they beat Italy on Wednesday.

In Group B, Norway gave themselves hope of qualifying as two-time main finalist Casper Ruud earned a pair of wins in a 2-1 victory over Croatia in Sydney.

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