Russia beats Germany at Hopman Cup

Russia beats Germany at Hopman Cup

Igor Andreev and Elena Dementieva won their mixed doubles match over Germany to give Russia a 2-1 victory Monday at the Hopman Cup.
Andreev and Dementieva beat Germany’s Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the deciding mixed doubles in their opening match at the eight-country tournament at the Burwood Dome.
Earlier, Andreev beat Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 to level the match after Lisicki beat Dementieva 6-4, 6-1 to give Germany an early 1-0 lead.
Britain, led by No. 4 Andy Murray, played Kazakhstan in another Group B match later Monday.
Spain and Romania are 1-0 in Group A after winning their opening matches against the United States and Australia, respectively on the weekend. The top teams in each group play in Saturday’s final.
In matches Tuesday, the U.S. takes on Australia and Spain plays Romania.