Thanks to support from Belgium, the German tennis players still have the chance to stay in the world group of the Billie Jean King Cup.
Because the Belgians won the playoff tournament in Ismaning near Munich against Turkey 2-1 after a tough fight, the DTB team’s decisive duel against Belgium will now take place on Sunday.
With a clear success, relegation to the second division would certainly be averted – despite the surprising 1-2 defeat in the first duel on Friday against Turkey.
If the Bosporus team had also beaten Belgium in their second encounter, Germany’s relegation would have been sealed. Only the winner of this playoff group of three can play for the most important team trophy in 2026. Germany has been competing in the highest level of the competition, formerly called the Fed Cup, without interruption since 2014.
The victories for Belgium on the small TC Ismaning facility were won by Hanne Vandewinkel against Zeynep Sonmez (6:4, 6:4) and the final doubles. Turkish Ayla Aksu won the first individual match against Sofia Costoulas (6:3, 6:1). The matches on Sunday start at 1 p.m.