Hopman Cup
Tsitsipas, Sakkari win mixed doubles against Federer, Bencic
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari of Greece celebrate winning their mixed doubles match against Switzerland's Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia, Thursday. The Greek duo won in three sets (4-3, 2-4, 4-3). [Trevor Collens/AP]
Federer beats Tsitsipas to put Switzerland in Hopman Cup final
Roger Federer relied on his trusted serve to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) Thursday and give defending champion Switzerland a spot in the Hopman Cup final.
Unbeaten Switzerland assured its place in Saturday's final ahead of the women's singles match between Belinda Bencic and Greek opponent Maria Sakkari.
Serena sweeps Hopman Cup singles ahead of Slam record bid
Serena Williams completed a clean sweep of her singles matches at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth on Jan. 3 as she prepares for her bid to make Grand Slam history at the Australian Open.
Greece beats the US on Serena Williams's return
Greece defeated the US 2-1 in its second round-robin match at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday, as Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame the resistance of a Serena Williams-powered US doubles team for the first Greek victory in the tournament.
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Britain beats Greece 2-1 in opening Hopman Cup match
Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari 4-3, 3-4, 4-3, including 5-4 in a tiebreaker in the deciding mixed doubles set in the Fast4 format, to give Britain a 2-1 win over Greece in the opening match of the eight-team Hopman Cup tennis tournament on Saturday.