Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas helped Greece eliminate Canada from the United Cup with a 3-0 victory in group play on Wednesday in Perth, Australia.
Sakkari saved four set points in the first set and came back from down 3-1 in the second to defeat Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., 7-6 (2), 6-3, and secure a 2-0 lead for Greece, which advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the first match, No. 6-ranked Tsitsipas comfortably beat Toronto's Steven Diez 6-2, 6-3. Tsitsipas's brother, Petros, and Despina Papamichail teamed to top Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Vancouver's Stacey Fung 7-5, 6-4 in mixed doubles. WATCH | Tsitsipas, Papamichail complete sweep of Canada: Canada opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Chile on Sunday and would have advanced to the quarters as Group B winners with a victory versus Greece.
The Canadians (2-4) instead finished last in the group, behind Chile (3-3) and Greece (4-2). The 18-country, mixed-team event in Sydney and Perth doubles as a warm-up for the Australian Open.