Roger Federer ensured Switzerland would have the chance to defend their Hopman Cup title with a straight-sets win over Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas at the mixed teams tournament in Perth Thursday. A delightful drop shot set up three match points in the second tie-break, and Federer took the second of those to close out the rubber. Federer, who won his first Hopman title back in 2001 with Martina Hingis, was delighted to be able to guide the Swiss into another final. Williams’ 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) win over the 97th-ranked Boulter followed wins over Bencic and Sakkari earlier in the week. The Brits won the mixed doubles and Williams wasted little time departing the building, bypassing the usual post-match interviews.

Source: Punch January 03, 2019 15:00 UTC