TENNIS – ZIZOU Bergs stunned world number 18 Jakub Mensik and Elise Mertens outplayed Barbora Krejcikova as Belgium beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in the United Cup quarter-finals yesterday to set up a last-four clash with Switzerland.
Mensik struggled with double faults in the second set as Bergs won 6-2 7-6(4), before Mertens beat Krejcikova 5-7 6-1 7-5 to seal the tie.
Bergs, ranked 42nd in the world, landed four aces as he took the first set in 31 minutes, and kept his cool through a tense second-set tiebreak to clinch his second straight win over a top-20-ranked opponent, having beaten Canadian world number five Felix Auger-Aliassime in the group stage.
Mertens wore down two-time Grand Slam winner Krejcikova who committed seven double faults in the third set.
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