Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to its United Cup defense Sunday.

Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to their United Cup defence on Sunday while the Czech Republic, U.S. and Italy were all victorious.Zverev had a lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging his ankle ligaments at the 2022 French Open but returned to his career-high ranking of number two following his Paris Masters triumph last month.

Title holders Germany had a winning start into the United Cup when they beat Brazil 3-0 in their opening group tie on Sunday in Perth. Laura Siegemund opened with a hard-earned 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 against Beatriz Haddad Maia and Alexander Zverev clinched the tie before the concluding mixed doubles,

Germany took a solid first step on Sunday in defence of their United Cup title with world number two Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund sweeping to an untouchable 2-0 scoreline over Brazil.

Germany took a solid first step on Sunday in defence of their United Cup title with world number two Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund powering them past Brazil, who were knocked out of the mixed-team tournament.

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