As undefeated group winner in the final! After the successes against France, Belgium and finally also against Australia, Germany’s tennis pros can travel to Spain for the Davis Cup finals with confidence.
Team boss Michael Kohlmann’s team also won their third intermediate round game against Australia 2-1 in Hamburg on Sunday. The injured Olympic champion Alexander Zverev also applauded in the player box with great satisfaction.
And again Kevin Krawietz from Coburg and Frankfurt’s Tim Pütz scored the decisive point. The duo, who are still undefeated in this competition, prevailed against Wimbledon champions Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell 6:4, 6:4 and delighted the audience. In the last week of November, the selection of the German Tennis Association meets Canada in Malaga. The “Aussies” have to play against the Netherlands.
Debutant Otte: “A few percentages are still missing”
Davis Cup debutant Oscar Otte, however, was not enthusiastic after the third individual defeat in the third game, but according to his own statements he was not disappointed either. “I had a lot planned for this week, but I’m still missing a few percentage points,” said number 52 in the world after his one-sided match against Thanasi Kokkinakis (6: 7, 1: 6).
Struff puts Germany back in the lead
Jan-Lennard Struff had previously laid the foundation, as against France and Belgium, and put the hosts in the lead. After 77 minutes, the 32-year-old from Warstein defeated Purcell, who was eight years his junior, 6-1, 7-5.
“I’m very happy that I was able to get a total of three points for Germany. It was a really close match in the second set,” said Struff after the game. But the week in the Hanseatic city was also good for him personally: “These victories were important for the coming weeks on the tour.”
Results Davis Cup in Hamburg
Tuesday: Belgium 0-3 Australia
Wednesday: France 1-2 Germany
Thursday: France 1-2 Australia
Friday: Germany 2-1 Belgium
Saturday: France 2-1 Belgium
Sunday: Germany 2-1 Australia
Regardless of the cool and damp weather, Struff found his way into the game immediately. Doubles specialist Purcell, replacing Australia’s top player Alex de Minaur, seemed overwhelmed by the powerful ground strokes of his German opponent and gave up the first set after just 25 minutes.
In the second round, Struff am Rothenbaum quickly took over the initiative thanks to an early break to make it 2-0. But now Purcell, this year’s Wimbledon winner in doubles, put up more energetic resistance. Nevertheless, the number 132 in the world rankings was able to convert the first match ball to victory.
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NDR 2 Sports | 09/18/2022 | 11:03 p.m
