Germany wins tie against Australia 

BRISBANE

German number one Alexander Zverev beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to give his country a 3-1 win over Australia in their Davis Cup World Group tie in Brisbane on Feb. 4.

Zverev produced some superb tennis to down Kyrgios 6-2, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in one hour, 48 minutes and put Germany into a quarter-final.“[To win] against a very strong Australian team makes us very confident for the next round, for the upcoming years,” German captain Michael Kohlmann said.

“We showed we have a lot of good players, a lot of strong players.“We showed that we are able to go further than this.”    

Zverev served beautifully throughout, only facing two break points in the match, both at the end of the second set and both of which he saved.

He also returned well, getting many of Kyrgios’s thunderbolts back in play and then winning the battle from the back of the court.

“It’s awesome, it’s an amazing feeling and without my teammates it wouldn’t have been possible,” Zverev said.