SYDNEY -- Coco Gauff gave Team USA the early lead over Poland after defeating Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 in the United Cup final on Sunday. In a blockbuster showdown between the World No.2 and World No.3, Gauff repeated her feat from the WTA Finals Riyadh by toppling Swiatek for a second straight time.

Coco Gauff secured another impressive win against Iga Swiatek at the United Cup in Sydney on Sunday. The 20-year-old American defeated the Polish player 6-4, 6-4, helping the U.S. clinch the tournament title.

Poland marched into a second successive final at the United Cup mixed team tennis tournament on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan after Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek won their singles matches.

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz recorded wins over Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz respectively to seal victory for the United States over Poland in the

Coco Gauff overcame second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 in the opening singles of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event and the United States went on to win the final by beating Poland 2-0.

Coco Gauff led the United States to its second United Cup title with a statement 6-4, 6-4 win over world No. 2 Iga Świątek a week before the start of the Australian Open.

"I couldn’t get my serve in the court my first serve suffered because I was hitting myself because I was trying to get my first serve in the court because I didn’t want to hit a second serve,” said a dejected Coco Gauff last season after losing against World No.