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.
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.
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.
SEVILLE, Spain: Italy and Canada booked their tickets to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup on Thursday with 3-0 wins over Germany and Poland respectively as defending champions Switzerland crashed out.
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand dropped a 6-1, 6-7 (1), 10-6 decision to American Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Australia's Ellen Perez in women's doubles semifinal play Sunday at the WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico.