The German tennis team completed the semi-finals of the United Cup on Friday with a 2-1 win against Greece in Sydney. After Angelique Kerber, who returned from a maternity break, lost 0:6 3:6 against Maria Sakkari, Alexander Zverev defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:4 6:4. In the decisive mixed doubles, Zverev and Laura Siegemund prevailed against Sakkari/Petros Tsitsipas 6:3 6:3. The opponent in the semi-finals on Saturday is Australia, Poland will play against France for the second place in the final.
Zverev seems to be on the right track towards the Australian Open. Last year, like Dominic Thiem, he lost all his games at the United Cup after a long injury break and was then eliminated in the second round at the Australian Open. “I have now won more games in Australia than last year,” explained the seventh in the world rankings. Tsitsipas is number six, the Greek is still ahead 9:5 in the head-to-head.
