Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz powered the U.S., tournament winner two years ago, into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event on Wednesday. In the first singles match in Perth, Gauff got the ball rolling for her team with a gritty 7-6 (4),

Title holders Germany were knocked out of the United Cup on Wednesday when they fell 2-1 against Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals in the absence of their injured top player Alexander Zverev. World number six Elena Rybakina opened the tie in Perth with a commanding 6-3,

In his opinion piece, Musk called the AfD "the last spark of hope" for Germany and argued in favor of the party's positions on energy, economic recovery and migration, saying they reflect "the principles that made Tesla and SpaceX successful," according to a Euronews translation.

Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country.

The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to “nonsense.