Andy Murray and Heather Watson combined to give Great Britain a 3-0 Hopman Cup whitewash of Germany but missed out on a place in the final in Perth.

On a morning when temperatures rose to 36 degrees, Watson beat Sabine Lisicki 6-3 6-4 before Murray overcame Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4.

The pair then teamed up for a 6-3 6-4 win in the mixed doubles.

Australia Green qualified for Saturday’s final after a mixed doubles third set tie-break win over France.

Britain needed a French victory to advance after losing on Wednesday to Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova, who will now face Ukrainian pair Alexandr Dolgopolov and Elina Svitolina in the decider.

Despite the result, the competition is useful for Watson and Murray’s preparation for the Australian Open, which starts in Melbourne on 18 January.

“It’s great to get matches in,” said Murray. “It is nice to play during the day to get used to the hot weather.”

An early break in each set was enough for Murray, 28, to ease home against his teenage opponent, ranked 83 in the world.