No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev withdrew from the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament on Wednesday with a biceps strain less than two weeks from the start of the Australian Open.

PERTH – World No. 2 Alexander Zverev pulled out of the United Cup on Jan 1 with a bicep strain, in what is a concern for the German star barely a week away from the Australian Open. The 27-year-old won his opening two games of the season against Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro and China’s Zheng Zhizhen.

World No.2 Alexander Zverev won't play in Germany's quarter-final clash with Kazakhstan at the United Cup due to a biceps injury.

Men’s world no.2 Alezander Zverev’s Open preparations have suffered a blow, with the German forced to withdraw from Germany’s United Cup quarter-final against Kazakhstan at RAC Arena.

Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to their United Cup defence on Sunday while the Czech Republic, U.S. and Italy were all victorious. Zvere

Alexander Zverev's United Cup tie with Zhizhen Zhang was suspended in the second set as officials were forced onto the court to deal with a system fail with the LIVE Electronic Line Call.

A LIVE Electronic Line Call system malfunctioned temporarily halted the United Cup match between world number two Alexander Zverev and Zhizhen Zhang during the second set. Although Zverev lost the first set 6-2,

Alexander Zverev is back at the highest level and it was not a foregone conclusion after the serious ankle injury he suffered at the 2022 French Open. The German champion was playing his best tennis at the time and had reached the semifinals in Paris,