Despite not having their star Alexander Zverev, number two on the list of the Association of Professional Tennis Players, the Germans did not diminish their competitive ability and beat their rivals in the two singles matches on the hard court of the Sports Palace. Martin Carpena.
Daniel Altmaier defeated Gabriel Diallo early with sets of 7-6(5) and 6-4 in an even fight and then Jan Lennard Struff had to sweat against Denis Shapovalov, overcoming a 4-6 defeat in the first round and take the victory with scores of 7-5 and 7-6(5).
In the history of these competitions, Germany has won the title three times (1988, 1989 and 1993) and lost in the finals of 1970 and 1985.
The semifinal match against the Netherlands is scheduled for Friday, who defeated Spain 2-1 yesterday in the quarterfinals.
Botic van de Zandschulp defeated the legend Rafael Nadal and after Tallon Griekspoor’s defeat against Carlos Alcaraz, the Zandschulp-Koolhof duo beat the Granollers-Alcaraz duo to seal the match.
From the United States-Australia and Italy-Argentina duels, the other two contenders will emerge who will fight for a place in the grand final for the silver salad bowl prize.
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