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On Saturday, Germany will compete in the United Cup semi-final against the home nation Australia. In the last quarter-final tie on Friday, Germany defeated Greece 2-1, with an inspired Alexander Zverev bringing two wins for his country.
Maria Sakkari and Angelique Kerber kicked off the action, and the Greek earned a dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory. Kerber, who is playing her first event after giving birth to a child, could not match her rival, losing almost 60% of the points in her games and getting broken five times.
Sakkari grabbed a bagel in the opener, fending off three out of four break points and keeping the pressure on the other side. Maria raced into a 5-0 lead in the opener, earning a bagel when Angelique squandered game points in the sixth.
The Greek led 3-0 in the second set before the German pulled the break back, reducing the deficit to 3-2. However, Sakkari broke again in the sixth game, moving 4-2 in front and holding at 15 in the next one.
Alexander Zverev ousted Stefanos Tsitsipas at the United Cup.
Kerber denied two match points on serve in the eighth game and created a break chance at 3-5.
Sakkari denied it and seized the third match point, pushing Greece 1-0 in front. Alexander Zverev battled against…
