Hopman Cup: Great Britain beaten by Germany for third defeat

  • Posted: Jan 06, 2017

Great Britain exited the Hopman Cup without winning a match following a 2-1 defeat against Germany.

Dan Evans and Heather Watson lost the mixed doubles rubber 4-2 4-2 to Alexander Zverev and Andrea Petkovic.

Earlier, world number 75 Watson beat Petkovic – world ranked 55 – 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to give Britain a 1-0 lead.

British number three Evans then lost 6-4 6-3 against 19-year-old Zverev – who beat Roger Federer on Wednesday – to square the tie.

The defeat for Great Britain follows losses to Switzerland and France earlier in the round-robin competition.

Later on Friday, Switzerland play France, with the winner facing the Group B winners United States in Saturday’s final.

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