Kerber and Zverev will lose against Switzerland

In the final of the Hopman Cup Angelique lose Kerber and Alexander Zverev against Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic. Last year, the German documents of the Swiss. the

The disappointment was Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev. After a to the last point in a thrilling Finale both did not make it in the second attempt, to get as the first German Pair since 1995, the Hopman Cup. 24 years after the success of Boris Becker and Anke Huber missed Kerber and Zverev in the unofficial Mixed Championships in Perth on Saturday with the 1:2-defeat against Switzerland in a rematch for the past year. In the previous January there had been also a 1:2 against Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic.

this time the German Pair lost the deciding Mixed and puff was thin 0:4, 4:1, 3:4 (4:5) . When the score was 4:3 in the condensed decisive tie-break, the German Duo match ball had, however, the impact of the end of Federer and Bencic from preserved the nerves, went forward to the opportunity and decided then also the all-important final ball to their favor.

"It isn't so easy, we will try to play our best Tennis and to win it," said Kerber after the success against Bencic. For the 2001 with Martina Hingis successful Federer, it was the third success in Perth, so he is the record winner of the event.

Zverev lost first 4:6, 2:6 against Federer, Kerber possible with 6:4, 7:6 (8:6) against Bencic. In order for the Wimbledon champion, created the Chance for the prestige of success, were recorded in 1993 Michael Stich and Steffi Graf. At the end of the hour-long mixed doubles but once again, a defeat. Also, Huber and Bernd Karbacher lost in 1994 to the final, against the Czech Republic.

Kerber gassed up trust in yourself, because you decided against the former Top-Ten player Bencic, the fourth item in this week to your favor. The world ranking Second in the 5:3 lead in the second set victory before their eyes. Ironically, then, the 30-Year-old to the 5:5 and 6:6, was your Service. In the tie-break Kerber made the success with the third match point after 1:29 hours perfectly. "It is always difficult, and Belinda always fights until the last point," said the world ranked Second.

Zverev was able to keep the individual up to the 4:4 in the first set, although he could do against the serve of Federer. A little later, the long-standing of the world ranking list used-First from Switzerland, but his first set ball. The 21-year-old Hamburger was directly after that, for the first time is better with the Service of the 16 years older than Federer, could not take advantage of the small Chance, however, and was, in turn, then on his serve to 0:2. After 70 minutes the Match was over.

"So that gives me a good feeling for the season. If I serve like today, it is all hard," said Federer. In the previous year he had defeated Zverev in the same place in the final.