Hopman Cup: Seppi loses singles against Tomic - Italy misses final

The tennis professional from Kalter lost to the young, reinvigorated Bernard Tomic 3:6 and 5:7. The Australian, who brought world number one Novak Djokovic to his knees the day before, put in a confident performance and didn't give up a single serve. Annoying for Seppi: When the score was 5:5 and 30:40 in the second set, he made the preliminary decision with a double fault. Tomic didn't let the victory be taken away from him afterwards.

After Francesca Schiavone's clear defeat against Ashleigh Barty, the Azzurri's exit from the preliminary round was sealed. The Milanese received a 16:0-6:3 rebuff against the first 6-year-old Australian.

The double therefore only had statistical value. Seppi and Schiavone beat Tomic/Barty after a great comeback with 2:6, 6:4 and 10:3 in the decisive tiebreak.

Australia must now hope for Serbia to slip up in tomorrow's duel against Germany in order to secure their place in the final. The Spanish tennis players would be waiting there as opponents, having secured early victory in Circle A of the Hopman Cup.

All results from the Hopman Cup in Perth Circle A

1th matchday Australia - Germany 3-0 Bernard Tomic - Tommy Haas 7:6(6), 3:6, 7:5 Ashleigh Barty - Andrea Petkovic 6:4, submission Bernard Tomic/Ashleigh Barty - Tommy Haas/Andrea Petkovic task

Serbia - Italy 2:1 Ana Ivanovic - Francesca Schiavone 6:0 6:4 Novak Djokovic - Andreas Seppi 6:3 6:4 Novak Djokovic/Ana Ivanovic - Andreas Seppi/Francesca Schiavone 6:7(4), 4:6

2th matchday

Italy – Germany 2:1 Andreas Seppi - Tommy Haas 6(3):7, 6(7):7 Francesca Schiavone - Tatjana Malek3:6, 6:3, 6:3 Seppi/Schiavone - Haas/Malek 6:4, 7:5

Serbia - Australia 2:1 Novak Djokovic - Bernard Tomi 4:6, 4:6 Ana Ivanovic - Ashleigh Barty 6:2, 6:3 Ana Ivanovic/Novak Djokovic - Ashleigh Barty/Bernard Tomic 6:4, 6:7(8), 10:6

3th matchday

Italy - Australia 1:2 Andreas Seppi - Bernard Tomic 3:6, 5:7 Francesca Schiavone - Ashleigh Barty 0:6, 3:6 Seppi/Schiavone - Tomic/Barty 2:6, 6:4, 10:3

Circle B 1th matchday Spain - South Africa 2-1 Fernando Verdasco - Kevin Anderson 6:7(5), 4:6 Anabel Medina Garrigues - Chanelle Scheepers 6:4, 6:2 Fernando Verdasco/Anabel Medina Garrigues - Kevin Anderson/Chanelle Scheepers 6:4, 6:7(3), 10:8

USA – France 2:1 John Isner – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3:6, 2:6 Venus Williams – Mathilde Johansson 3:6, 7:5, 6:4 John Isner/Venus Williams - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga/Mathilde Johansson 6:7(5), 6:2, 10:8

2th matchday Spain - France 2:1 Fernando Verdasco - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5:7, 3:6 Anabel Medina-Garrigues - Mathilde Johansson 6:3, 6:2 Anabel Medina-Garrigues/Fernando Verdasco - Mathilde Johansson/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6:3, 6:3

USA - South Africa 2:1 Venus Williams - Chanelle Scheepers 4:6, 6:2, 6:3 John Isner - Kevin Anderson 6:7 (0), 6:7 (5) Venus Williams/John Isner - Chanelle Scheepers/Kevin Anderson 6:3, 6:2

3th matchday

Spain - USA 2:1 Fernando Verdasco - Thanasi Kokkinakis 7:6(4), 6:3 Venus Williams - Anabel Medina Garrigues 6:3, 6:4 Fernando Verdasco/Anabel Medina Garrigues - Thanasi Kokkinakis/Venus Williams 6:1, 6:3

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Hopman Cup: Seppi loses singles against Tomic - Italy misses final

In the last group game of the prestigious Hopman Cup between Italy and hosts Austrialien, Andreas Seppi started with a two-set defeat against Bernard Tomic. Italy's number one also lost his third singles in Perht.

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