Hopman Cup 2017: Friday Tennis Scores, Results and Final Schedule

France clinched the top spot in Group A of the 2017 Hopman Cup on Friday after coming from behind to defeat Roger Federer’s Switzerland 2-1 in their final fixture of the tournament’s opening stage.

The Swiss impressed in defeating Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-4, but he failed to put the finishing touches on a 2-1 victory in the mixed doubles after France’s Kristina Mladenovic beat Belinda Bencic 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

France will now face the United States in Saturday’s final after Jack Sock and CoCo Vandeweghe helped the Americans seal first place in Group B, where they defeated hosts Australia, Spain and the Czech Republic.

Also on Friday, Great Britain’s run in Perth came to an end as Heather Watson’s 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Andrea Petkovic wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-1 loss to Germany. Daniel Evans fell to Sascha Zverev in straight sets before being beaten 4-2, 4-2 in mixed doubles to bow out of the Perth contest at the bottom of Group A.

Saturday’s final will begin at 4 p.m. AWST (8 a.m. GMT/3 a.m. ET), per the official Hopman Cup website, meaning an early start for any viewers watching from abroad.

Read on for a breakdown of Friday’s results as Gasquet and Mladenovic ensured France will have a chance at challenging for what would be their second Hopman Cup title in three years.

Recap

Federer began his Friday outing in ferocious fashion after downing Gasquet in their singles meeting, where even a pick-up in form from the Frenchman during the second set wasn’t enough to salvage a result.

It took the Swiss …

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