Germany improves to 2-0 at Hopman Cup with win over Canada
PERTH, Australia — Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber gave Germany its second consecutive win at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis tournament with singles victories Wednesday over Canadians Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard.
No. 4-ranked Zverev beat Pospisil of Vancouver 6-4, 6-2 and Kerber, the 2016 Australian Open and U.S. Open champion, defeated Bouchard of Westmount, Que., 6-1, 6-3.
Canada fell to 0-2 after an opening loss to Australia. Germany beat Belgium in its first match.
Bouchard, a former Wimbledon finalist and top-five player now ranked 83rd after a concussion and form slump, said the 10 a.m. start time was too early for her. She also lost to Australian Daria Gavrilolova in straight sets in her opening match, also a mid-morning start.