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Former satellite No.2 Alexander Zverev gave a scathing appraisal of his ain performances, arsenic Germany look to bounce backmost and enactment live successful the United Cup

Zverev volition instrumentality connected Taylor Fritz successful the archetypal lucifer astatine Ken Rosewall Arena successful Sydney today, with Germany needing to instrumentality 4 retired of the 5 matches successful the necktie to advance.

"Physically I'm not astatine the level that I person to be," helium told Tennis Now.

"This is not adjacent a question. I'm getting bushed I deliberation a batch quicker than I ever did. I'm not arsenic accelerated arsenic I astir apt was." 

Zverev was beaten by Jiri Lehecka successful singles play arsenic his state mislaid 2-3 to the Czech Republic, but bounced backmost a time aboriginal to assertion a mixed doubles triumph alongside Laura Siegemund.

His lucifer against Lehecka was his archetypal authoritative lucifer since the semi last astatine Roland Garros successful June, wherever helium was forced to discontinue aft suffering an ankle wounded that subsequently required surgery.

The USA beat the Czechs 4-1 successful the opening necktie of this group, meaning that if they tin triumph conscionable 2 retired of 5 matches contiguous oregon tomorrow, they'll marque it through.