The hilarious moment you missed between Federer and Zverev at Hopman Cup

<p>Alexander Zverev has let it be known – he was not happy after he and his partner Angelique Kerber conceded the Hopman Cup final to Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic, for the second year running Saturday night.</p> <p>Tennis fans will never be tired of watching the 20-time Grand Slam champion take victory in nail-biting matches, and last Saturday continued to provide pleasure in Zverev's final speech by teasing Federer.</p> <p>“We’re sick of you guys,” he joked. “Especially you [Roger]. You’re thirty-whatever. Why? Just why?”</p> <p>The crowd and Federer in Perth belted into laughter, a positive sign Zverev took to continue.</p> <p>“What the hell are you [Federer] laughing at,” he quipped which earned a cheeky reply.</p> <p>“She did it,” Roger said, pointing to his teammate, Bencic.</p> <p>“What a nice guy, huh?” Zverev said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Roger Federer has won the Hopman Cup for a record third time after Switzerland beat Germany in a winner-takes-all point.<br /><br />Federer gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead in the tie with a 6-4 6-2 win over world No. 4 Alexander Zverev on Saturday night. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tennis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rogerfederer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rogerfederer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hopmancup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hopmancup</a> <a href="https://t.co/zNL9gmzHg9">pic.twitter.com/zNL9gmzHg9</a></p> — GlobalSports.travel (@globalsportsaus) <a href="https://twitter.com/globalsportsaus/status/1082031575653584900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The game followed Federer’s win over Zverev (6-4, 6-2) and Kerber’s win against Bencic (6-4, 7-6) – an event that left all those watching on the edge of their seats.</p> <p>Despite the unleashing of Zverev, both opponents took their loss graciously taking to Instagram later the next day to show thanks and wish a hearty congratulations.</p> <p>“We came as close as you can get this year but just came up short,” he wrote with an attached video rematch of the game.</p> <p>“I just want to thank @angie.kerber for an amazing week again and also congratulate @rogerfederer and @belindabencic for winning the title again,” he continued on before finishing.</p> <p>“It was historical.”</p>

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