{"id":95005,"date":"2026-01-03T23:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T04:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=95005"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T04:17:15","slug":"united-cup-day-4-predictions-raducanu-sakkari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/01\/03\/united-cup-day-4-predictions-raducanu-sakkari\/","title":{"rendered":"United Cup Day 4 Predictions Including Emma Raducanu vs Maria Sakkari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Cup kicks into gear on Day 4 featuring some teams kicking off group play and others fighting to keep their hopes alive. In Perth, the 1-0 United States led by Taylor Friz and Coco Gauff square off against 0-1 Spain. Also in Perth, 1-0 Greece squares off against Great Britain. As always, LWOT has the preview and prediction for all singles matches. But who will come out on top?<\/p>\n<h2>United Cup Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>United States vs Spain<\/h3>\n<h4>Coco Gauff vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: first meeting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/11\/17\/coco-gauff-2025-season-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Coco Gauff<\/a> is entering her eighth professional season, but at age 21, she continues to raise her level each offseason. Gauff dispatched Solana Sierra 6-1 6-1 on Day 2 and has the United States positioned as a prime contender at the United Cup. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro is coming off a career year but it&#8217;s tough to see her beating Gauff on the hardcourts of Australia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Gauff in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Taylor Fritz vs Jaume Munar<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: Fritz 1-0 Munar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/11\/18\/taylor-fritz-2025-season-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Taylor Fritz<\/a> is coming off a hard-fought, three-set loss to Sebastian Baez. Jaume Munar also lost to Baez at this United Cup, 4-6 4-6 on Day 1. Both men will be motivated to get a win for their country on Day 4, but can you trust the Spaniard on a hardcourt against a top five player in the world?<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Fritz in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"sw2bpRQGTu1nukEqMLGSog\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2254452239\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sw2bpRQGTu1nukEqMLGSog',sig:'soWriY-kRSke0QJFjz69V0ZOBxOIVcZiTfiE5XoboaY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2254452239',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Great Britain vs Greece<\/h3>\n<h4>Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Billy Harris<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: first meeting<\/p>\n<p>After news surfaced that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/01\/01\/tsitsipas-reveals-he-considered-retiring-from-tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Stefanos Tsitsipas contemplated retirement<\/a> in 2o25, he opened his season with an emphatic win over Shintaro Mochizuki. He has always played well in Australia and could really use a strong start to his season. Billy Harris is also coming off a win over Mochizuki, though, in less impressive fashion. However, the Brit ended his season with a 1-6 mark. If Tsitsipas even bring his B-game, he should cruise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Tsitsipas in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Emma Raducanu vs Maria Sakkari<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: Raducanu 4-0 Sakkari<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/11\/19\/emma-raducanu-2025-season-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Emma Raducanu<\/a> begins her 2026 season against an opponent she has dominated throughout her career: Maria Sakkari. The Brit has not dropped a set to Sakkari in their four meetings. That said, Sakkari is coming off an impressive straight-set victory over Naomi Osaka. This momentum should bring her confidence ahead of this match, and Raducanu has not played a match in nearly three months. However, the head-to-head is hard to ignore.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Raducanu in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey &#8211; Imagn Images<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Cup kicks into gear on Day 4 featuring some teams kicking off group play and others fighting to keep their hopes alive. In Perth, the 1-0 United States led by Taylor Friz and Coco Gauff square off against 0-1 Spain. Also in Perth, 1-0 Greece squares off against Great Britain. 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