Roger Federer (L) and Belinda Bencic of Switzerland hoist the Hopman Cup after defeating Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber of Germany in the mixed doubles final on day eight of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth on January 6, 2018 AFP
Switzerland won their third Hopman Cup title on Saturday as Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Germany's Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber 4-3(3) 4-2 in the deciding mixed doubles.
It was Federer's second Hopman Cup triumph after victory in 2001 alongside then world number one Martina Hingis.
"She (Hingis) had a great career and to have that in a small country like Switzerland is very rare," Federer said after Switzerland's latest triumph.
"It made me also believe with hard work and dedication you get really far because I didn't believe that much at that point when I was younger, I thought it was more all talent."
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