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.

Elena Rybakina marks her United Cup debut by helping Kazakhstan to a 2-1 victory over Spain at the season-opening tournament in Australia.

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.

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