# Tennis: World number six Elena Rybakina led Kazakhstan to a 2-1 defeat of Spain, as the former Wimbledon champion made a winning start to the season at the United Cup mixed-team event being played in Perth and Sydney in Australia. Rybakina and Alexander Shevchenko produced a 7-6, 6-7, 10-7 victory over Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers in the mixed doubles. Each team features three men and three women, with ties comprising one men’s and one women’s singles and an often decisive mixed-doubles clash.
Tennis: Rybakina leads Kazakhstan to win over Spain in United Cup