ð’‰°Here is all you need to know about the last-eight tie of United Cup between Kazakhstan and Germany: preview, schedule, match-ups and live streaming details
All eyes will be on how stars like Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina fare, when Germany take on Kazakhstan in the first quarter-final of United Cup on New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1, 2025) in Perth, Australia. Watch the tennis tie live online. (More Tennis News)
ꦚDay 6 of United Cup will feature the last two group ties, with Poland meeting Czechia and Great Britain facing Australia. But the business end will be the last-eight stage and onwards, which kickstarts with the power-packed face-off between Kazakhstan and Germany.
💫Defending champions Germany had defeated China 2-1 to finish on top in their group and advance to the quarters. The second-ranked Zverev recovered from a bad start to beat Zhang Zhizhen 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 but unfancied Gao Xinyu stunned German Laura Siegemund 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to even the tie. The German pair combined in mixed doubles to defeat Zhang Shuai and Zhang Zhizhen 6-2, 7-6 (7/3).
As for Kazakhstan, they notched up a comfortable win over Greece to progress. Rybakinað’€° defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-3 after Alexander Shevchenko stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas.
ಞFormer Wimbledon champion Rybakina, who is using the 18-nation tournament to prepare for January 2025’s Australian Open, edged a tight opening set against Sakkari before powering ahead 5-0 in the next. Shevchenko pulled off a major upset when he downed an ill and error-prone world number 11 Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(0).
🙈In the quarter-final, Rybakina will meet Siegemund first, followed by another intense match between Zverev and Shevchenko. The two sets of players will then combine for the doubles rubber.
Elena Rybakina vs Laura Siegemund: 7:30am IST
🌸followed by Alexander Shevchenko vs Alexander Zverev
♉followed by Elena Rybakina and Alexander Shevchenko vs Laura Siegemund and Alexander Zverev
When and where will the Kazakhstan vs Germany, United Cup quarter-final 1 be played?
🧸The Kazakhstan vs Germany, United Cup quarter-final 1 will be played at the RAC Arena in Perth (Australia) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 starting at 7:30am IST.
Where will the Kazakhstan vs Germany, United Cup quarter-final 1 be telecast and live streamed?
♊The Kazakhstan vs Germany, United Cup quarter-final 1 will be live streamed on the Tennis Channel in India. It will not be broadcast on any TV channel in India.