Federer wins Hopman Cup for record 3rd time

PERTH, Australia — Roger Federer won the Hopman Cup for a record third time after defending champion Switzerland beat Germany 2- 1 on Saturday.

Switzerland took its fourth Hopman Cup title overall when Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Al- exander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 4- 0, 1- 4, 4- 3 ( 4) in the Fast4 format in the mixed doubles decider.

In the men’s singles, Federer defeated fourthranked Zverev 6- 4, 6- 2.

Ahead of his Australian Open title defense, the 37- year- old Federer didn’t drop a set in four singles matches at the tournament.