PERTH, Australia -- Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start ... to his career-high ranking of No. 2 following his Paris Masters triumph ...

It took a penalty shootout to separate Canada and Germany, and it was the Europeans who were victorious in a 4-2 result ... Brazil, missing Marta and boasting a negative goal differential as a ...

Awaiting Brazil in Belo Horizonte were Germany, who had limped and stumbled ... That is quite a lot. RB: Maicon - 2/10 - Four years on from his mauling at the feet of Gareth Bale that essentially ...