Alexander Zverev suffered his first defeat at the end of the show tournament in Dubai.

The tennis Olympic champion, who has recovered from a serious foot injury, lost 4: 6, 3: 6 to Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime on Christmas Eve, according to the organizers.

Before the match against the sixth in the world rankings, the top German player had succeeded over the long-standing number one Novak Djokovic from Serbia and Andreas Seppi from Italy, who had actually already retired.

In the first of the two singles of the final of the World Tennis League, Wimbledon champion Jelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan previously clearly defeated the Polish world number one Iga Swiatek 6: 3, 6: 1. Zverev then missed the early decision in favor of his team.

The 25-year-old from Hamburg made his comeback two weeks ago in Saudi Arabia after the serious injury that had forced him to take a break since the French Open in Paris in early June. The show tournaments serve to prepare for the Australian Open in January. From December 29, the United Cup will follow in Australia, an official joint team competition for men and women, in which a German selection will also take part.

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