Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev cruised through their singles matches on Friday as Germany defeated Australia 2-1 to set up a Hopman Cup title clash with holders Switzerland. Kerber and Zverev will take on Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic on Saturday in a repeat of last year’s final. They will attempt to avenge their 2-1 defeat by the Swiss in 2018 and secure a first trophy in the mixed team competition for Germany since 1995. “We lost a very close match last year, and we definitely wanted to get there and compete for the title again. “For me it’s a pleasure to play here in this centre court at Hopman Cup.

Source: Indian Express January 04, 2019 15:22 UTC