Melbourne (AP) – Team boss Michael Kohlmann is considering changing the German tennis team for the Davis Cup away game in Brazil in early March.
“Jan-Lennard (Struff) is the support, we have to look at everyone else,” said the 48-year-old at the Australian Open in Melbourne: “I’ve had the talks here, they’re still going on. It’s quite possible that Daniel Altmaier, Oscar Otte are also in the area to show themselves.”
On the 4th/5th On March 11, the German tennis men will compete on clay in Rio de Janeiro in order to qualify again for the group games in the final round of the nations competition. Last year, the team surprisingly reached the semi-finals without top player Alexander Zverev. The third in the world rankings has so far rejected the new format in the Davis Cup.
“In general, he’s concentrating on his mission here now. He wants to be number one, he wants to win his first Grand Slam. He doesn’t think about the game now, he doesn’t have to, he shouldn’t,” said Kohlmann with regard to the away game in Brazil: “We are in contact. If he decides to play, he is definitely welcome.” Struff, Dominik Koepfer, Peter Gojowczyk, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz played for the German selection in the 2021 finals.