The top-seeded pair of Coco Gauff and U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz of the United States are into the United Cup mixed teams tennis quarterfinals.

Inaugural champions the United States and Italy handed out identical 3-0 thrashings to Croatia and France respectively, to top their groups and sail into the quarter-finals of the United Cup on Tuesday.

Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff were the stars of the day for Team USA at the United Cup, delivering emphatic victories against Croatia to secure their spot in the quarterfinals as group leaders.

The last time the tennis world saw Coco Gauff on the court, she was holding up the WTA Finals trophy with confetti flying through the air. The 20-year-old did not miss a beat in her month away from competition.

Sebastian Mack made up for a pair of missed late free throws by converting a three-point play with 33 seconds remaining as No. 22 UCLA earned a 65-62 victory over No. 14 Gonzaga on Saturday in the West Coast Hoops Showdown at Inglewood, Calif.

United Cup campaign has started for Team USA and Coco Gauff has started her new season emphatically in a destructive win over Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-2 to have Team Canada chasing early on.

The top-seeded pair of Coco Gauff and US Open finalist Taylor Fritz of the United States are into the United Cup mixed teams tennis quarterfinals.

Team USA will guarantee its place in the quarterfinal of the United Cup by beating Croatia on Day 5. The Americans have arguably the strongest team on paper, with WTA Finals champion Coco Gauff and US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz in its ranks.