Roger Federer has won the Master Hopman Cup for a record third time
after Switzerland beat Germany in a winner-takes-all point on Saturday night, 5 Jan 2019.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion first won the Hopman Cup in 2001,
when he teamed with Martina Hingis to beat the US.
The 37-year-old won his second crown alongside Bencic last year, also beating Zverev and Kerber.
FINAL: SWITZERLAND def. GERMANY 2-1
Federer gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead in the tie with a 6-4 6-2 win over world No.4 Alexander Zverev on Saturday.
But Kerber levelled the tie with a 6-4 7-6 (8-6) win over Bencic in the women’s singles rubber.
Switzerland then came up trumps 4-0 1-4 4-3 (5-4) in the deciding mixed doubles that came down to the final point.
from-hopmancup.com
Switzerland win the Hopman Cup 2019
after Switzerland beat Germany in a winner-takes-all point on Saturday night, 5 Jan 2019.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion first won the Hopman Cup in 2001,
when he teamed with Martina Hingis to beat the US.
The 37-year-old won his second crown alongside Bencic last year, also beating Zverev and Kerber.
FINAL: SWITZERLAND def. GERMANY 2-1
Federer gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead in the tie with a 6-4 6-2 win over world No.4 Alexander Zverev on Saturday.
But Kerber levelled the tie with a 6-4 7-6 (8-6) win over Bencic in the women’s singles rubber.
Switzerland then came up trumps 4-0 1-4 4-3 (5-4) in the deciding mixed doubles that came down to the final point.
from-hopmancup.com