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Zverev Beats Kyrgios To Lead Germany Into QFs

AUSTRALIA 1, GERMANY 3 Venue: Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, AUS (hard- outdoor) Alexander Zverev guided Germany into the quarter-finals of the 2018 Davis Cup with a commanding 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-2 victory over Australian Nick Kyrgios Sunday in Brisbane. Zverev was close to untouchable on serve, firing 15 aces, putting 71 per cent of first serves into play and winning 80 per cent of first-serve points. He also fought off all four break points he faced, while breaking Kyrgios four times. Kyrgios had won three of their four career FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings coming to the tie, including when they last met in the China Open semi-finals last year. A frustrated Kyrgios was given a point penalty in the tie-break for...

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Zverev, Kyrgios Set To Meet In Davis Cup; Pouille-Led France Begins Title Defence At Home

AUSTRALIA vs. GERMANY Brisbane, Australia (Outdoor Hard) Australia and Germany meet in a repeat of the 1993 Davis Cup final (Germany d. Australia) in Brisbane this weekend. World No. 5 Alexander Zverev leads a German team looking to win just its second World Group opener since 2011 and will be joined by Jan-Lennard Struff, Peter Gojowczyk and Tim Puetz. The home side, which has reached the World Group semi-finals twice in the past three years, is spearheaded by Nick Kyrgios with Matthew Ebden, John Millman, breakout star Alex de Minaur and John Peers completing the team. FRANCE vs. NETHERLANDS Albertville, France (Indoor Hard) Defending champion France will look to win their 11th tie in 11 meetings against the Netherlands this...

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