Tennis: Stan-destroyer Zverev set for Hopman Cup

Author: Agencies

PERTH: Rising German star Alexander Zverev, fresh from conquering US Open champion Stan Wawrinka, will play for Germany in the mixed-teams Hopman Cup in Perth in January, organisers said Thursday. The 19-year-old, ranked 24 and dubbed by Wawrinka as the “future of tennis”, upset the Swiss world number three to win his first AFP title at St. Petersburg last weekend. Zverev, who became the youngest player to win a professional title since Marin Cilic in 2008, will partner Andrea Petkovic in the German team for the January 1-7 event. “It’s a great event. Having Hopman Cup as the first event of the year for many players is something very good,” Zverev said. The other confirmed teams are the Czech Republic (Adam Pavlasek and Petra Kvitova) and the US (Jack Sock and Coco Vandeweghe).

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