Taylor Fritz has added to Alexander Zverev’s struggles on his return from damage on the United Cup, hammering the previous world No.2 6-1 6-4 in exactly an hour.
World No.9 Fritz cantered by their Monday morning conflict in simply 64 minutes in Sydney, incomes the United States an early 1-0 benefit as they try and lock up prime spot and a metropolis closing within the new combined groups occasion.
Zverev is enjoying for the primary time since he tore three ligaments in his proper ankle towards Rafael Nadal in a French Open semi-final in June.
Now ranked No.12 on the earth, his first match was a straight-sets loss to the Czech Republic’s world No.81 Jiri Lehecka on Saturday.
Big-hitting Fritz was a step up once more and rapidly uncovered the German’s mobility and conditioning.
Madison Keys can put the US one win from victory if she beats Jule Niemeier within the following match.
In Perth, Stefanos Tsitsipas will lead Greece’s cost for a metropolis closing berth, when he takes on Belgium’s David Goffin earlier than France and Croatia start their tie.
Italy and Norway will play in Brisbane earlier than girls’s world No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland takes on Switzerland’s world No.12 Belinda Bencic in a high-quality girls’s singles conflict to start their tie.
Alex de Minaur is scheduled to face Nadal in Sydney in a while Monday night time, however Australia have already been relegated from finals calculations after unbeaten Great Britain upset Spain on Sunday.
