VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM UNITED CUP MATCHES – CZECH REPUBLIC V NORWAY RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 5, 2026) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – See restrictions) CZECH REPUBLIC V NORWAY AT KEN ROSEWALL ARENA 1. NORWAY TEAM WALKING OUT 2. CZECH REPUBLIC TEAM WALKING OUT 3. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS AND COACHES SHAKING HANDS WOMEN'S SINGLES – BARBORA KREJCIKOVA (BLUE AND WHITE) V MALENE HELGO (RED AND WHITE) FIRST SET 4. BARBORA KREJCIKOVA 5. KREJCIKOVA'S FOREHAND FORCING FOREHAND ERROR FROM MALENE HELGO / FANS CHEERING 6. KREJCIKOVA'S BACKHAND FORCING BACKHAND ERROR FROM HELGO TO TAKE FIRST SET 7. FAN CHEERING AND HOLDING BANNER READING (English): “COME ON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY” SECOND SET 8. KREJCIKOVA FORCING RETURN ERROR FROM HELGO WITH SERVE DOWN THE MIDDLE 9. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT THE NET MEN'S SINGLES – JAKUB MENSIK (BLUE AND RED) V CASPER RUUD (RED AND WHITE) FIRST SET 10. RUDD WINNING POINT WITH A LOB AFTER QUICK EXCHANGES AT THE NET 11. MENSIK CONVERTS BREAKPOINT AS RUUD'S FOREHAND GOES LONG 12. MENSIK CELEBRATING / CZECH TEAM CHEERING 13. RUUD HITTING A FOREHAND PASSING SHOT / CROWD CHEERING SECOND SET 14. MENSIK WINS POINT WITH FOREHAND VOLLEY 15. MENSIK TRYING A TWEENER BUT FAILS TO CLEAR THE NET TIEBREAKER 16. MENSIK SEALING MATCH WITH A SMASH AND CELEBRATING WIN 17. FAN WAVING CZECH REPUBLIC FLAG 18. PLAYERS SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER AND SHAKING HANDS WITH CHAIR UMPIRE MIXED DOUBLES – BARBORA KREJCIKOVA / ADAM PAVLASEK V ULRIKKE EIKERI / VIKTOR DURASOVIC FIRST SET 19. BACKHAND VOLLEY WINNER BY KREJCIKOVA SECOND SET 20. FOREHAND SMASH BY KREJCIKOVA 21. KREJCIKOVA / ADAM PAVLASEK WIN MATCH AS VIKTOR DURASOVIC'S FOREHAND GOES LONG STORY: Jakub Mensik registered a straight sets victory against Casper Ruud of Norway to guide Czech Republic to a 3-0 win in the United Cup Group D clash at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney on Monday (January 5). Mensik overcame Ruud 7-5 7-6(6) in a match that lasted over two hours. Earlier, Barbora Krejcikova put Czech Republic on board with a straightforward 6-4 6-3 victory over Malene Helgo. In the mixed doubles, Krejcikova brushed aside her injury concerns, teaming up with Adam Pavlasek clinched a 7-5 6-2 win over Ulrikke Eikeri and Viktor Durasovic to complete the clean sweep. (Production: Kurt Michael Hall, Bhagya Ayyavoo)
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