Ageless Wawrinka and Bencic power Switzerland past France at United Cup

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM UNITED CUP SWITZERLAND V FRANCE SINGLES MATCHES (STORY TO FOLLOW) SHOWS: PERTH, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 3, 2026) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA / PITCH – See restrictions before use) SWITZERLAND (RED) V FRANCE (BLUE) 1. VARIOUS OF TEAM SWITZERLAND WALKING ONTO COURT AT RAC CENTER 2. VARIOUS OF TEAM FRANCE WALKING INTO COURT 3. PLAYERS GREETING EACH OTHER BELINDA BENCIC (SWITZERLAND) V LEOLIA JEANJEAN (FRANCE) 4. BENCIC AND JEANJEAN ON COURT FOR COIN FLIP 1ST SET 5. BENCIC WITH FOREHAND THAT JEANJEAN CANT RETURN TO BREAK SERVE AND TAKE 2-1 LEAD 6. BENCIC WITH VOLLEY WINNER TO GET AD, SHE WOULD GO ON TO BREAK SERVE AND TAKE 5-1 LEAD 2ND SET 7. BENCIC WITH NICE SERVE RETURN WINNER TO GO UP 0-40, SHE WOULD GO ON TO BREAK SERVE AND TAKE 3-0 LEAD 8. JEANJEAN WITH NICE DROP SHOT THAT BENCIC HITS INTO NET TO GO TO BREAK POINT, JEANJEAN WOULD GO ON TO BREAK SERVE AND CUT LEAD TO 5-3 9. BENCIC WITH BACKHAND WINNER ON MATCH POINT TO WIN 6-2 6-4, TEAM SWITZERLAND TAKES 1-0 LEAD 10. BENCIC WAVING TO CROWD STAN WAWRINKA (SWITZERLAND) V ARTHUR RINDERKNECH (FRANCE) 11. PLAYERS ON COURT FOR COIN FLIP 1ST SET 12. WAWRINKA HITS LONG, RINDERKNECH BREAKS SERVE TO WIN SET 7-5 2ND SET 13. RINDERKNECH WITH FOREHAND WINNER TO TAKE 3-2 LEAD IN TIEBREAKER 14. AFTER NET CORD, WAWRINKA HITS LOB THAT RINDERKNECH CHASES DOWN BUT HITS WIDE, WAWRINKA TAKES 5-4 LEAD IN TIEBREAKER 15. WAWRINKA WITH BACKHAND WINNER TO WIN TIEBREAKER 7-6(5) 3RD SET 16. WAWRINKA WITH DROP SHOT THAT RINDERKNECH HITS INTO NET, WAWRINKA EVENS TIEBREAKER 4-4 17. RINDERKNECH WITH VOLLEY SLAM TO EVEN TIEBREAKER AT 5-5 18. RINDERKNECH HITS INTO NET ON MATCH POINT, WAWRINKA WINS 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(5), SWITZERLAND WINS 2-0 19. WAWRINKA CELEBRATING WIN STORY: (Production: David Grip)

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