Serena Williams claims lone US win at Hopman Cup

TIL Desk Sports/ Former world No. 1 Serena Williams on Monday earned a solitary victory for the United States against Greece in the Group B women’s match at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament held here.

Williams prevailed 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 over 23-year-old Maria Sakkari after one hour and 44 minutes, collecting 13 aces and forcing her Greek opponent to commit 10 double faults.

Meanwhile, Greece’s rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas, 20, battled a 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 win over the US’ Francis Tiafoe in the men’s duel that lasted two hours and 15 minutes.

The Greek pair, Sakkari and Tsitsipas, defeated the US Williams and Tiafoe duo 4-1, 1-4, 4-2 in the mixed double encounter, after just 53 minutes, securing a 2-1 advantage for the European team.