Germany upsets No. 1 seed Poland in United Cup
Germany fought back from match point and came from behind Sunday to upset top-seeded Poland and win the United Cup in Sydney, Australia.
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Germany fought back from match point and came from behind Sunday to upset top-seeded Poland and win the United Cup in Sydney, Australia.
SYDNEY: Germany's Alexander Zverev saved two match points against Hubert Hurkacz to prevail 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4 and level their United Cup mixed team tournament final against Poland at 1-1 on Sunday after Iga Swiatek outclassed Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-0.
Reigning Olympic champion Alexander Zverev saved two match points in a remarkable comeback to win his singles tie in an epic three-setter and then helped clinch the United Cup final for Germany in the deciding mixed doubles match on Sunday in Sydney, Australia.
Alexander Zverev saved two match points in a gruelling three-set win over Hubert Hurkacz to help Germany upset top seeds Poland and clinch a maiden United Cup title in Sydney on Sunday. The world number seven kept the tie alive with his never-say-die 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory after top-ranked Iga Swiatek had swept past Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-0. Zverev returned to partner Laura Siegemund and seal the title with a 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 win over Swiatek and Hurkacz in the deciding mixed doubles.
SYDNEY : Poland took a 1-0 lead over Germany in the final of the $10 million United Cup mixed team tournament on Sunday as world number one Iga Swiatek beat Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-0.
Australia's Alex De Minaur backed up his upset of Novak Djokovic by defeating Alexander Zverev Saturday, but it was not enough to prevent Germany booking a United Cup final against Poland. De Minaur battled past the world number seven 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to send the tie to a deciding mixed doubles after Angelique Kerber dug deep to beat Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (9/7). But Zverev made amends, partnering Laura Siegemund to claw past Storm Hunter and Matt Ebdon 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (2/7), 15-13 in a see-sawing match which finished at 2:18am and saw them save four match points.
SYDNEY :Germany powered into the final of the United Cup mixed team tournament with a nerve-wracking 2-1 win over hosts Australia on Saturday to set up a summit clash with Poland who swept France aside 3-0.
SYDNEY : Alexander Zverev led Germany into the semi-finals of the United Cup on Friday after winning his singles rubber against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas before partnering Laura Siegemund in the mixed doubles to clinch the decider.