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BIZARRE: Sakkari gives greece lead in united cup qf with germany - You Need To See This

Alexander Zverev scored a straight-sets singles win for Germany in the United Cup quarter-finals. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Alexander Zverev has come to Germany's rescue to set up an enticing United Cup semi-final with Australia in Sydney.

Zverev entered the fray with Germany trailing Greece 1-0 in Friday night's last remaining quarter-final at Ken Rosewall Arena before turning the tie around with ice-cool singles and doubles victories.

In a heavyweight battle between the two most accomplished men's players yet to win a grand slam title, Zverev prevailed 6-4 6-4 over 2023 Australian Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas to level the best-of-three-match tie at 1-1 apiece.

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