It is one of the Davis Cup’s longest rivalries, dating back to 1933, and although it had favored Germany, the Netherlands were determined to buck the trend and recorded their second (in a row) victory in eight duels between the two teams in Málaga. . Selection and bonuses included: After 185 qualifying matches since 1920, the Netherlands will advance to the final for the first time.
As in 2001, when they beat Team Germany for the first time in the competition, the Netherlands won both singles matches. The best of five games at the time saw the duo of Sjeng Schalken and Paul Haarhuis pick up their third point. Now captain of the team. The 8th round between Germany and the Netherlands began with Botic van de Zandschulp (80th in ATP rankings) winning 6-4, 6-7 (12/14), 6-4 against Daniel Altmaier (88th). . After 2 hours and 42 minutes and 9 hours wasted coincidence point5 of them tie break The game was decided in the 77th minute.
In the second match, Talon Griggspoor (40th) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (43rd) 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-4. The 21-year-old Dutchman took advantage of the fast conditions on the court set up at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena to score 25 aces and 17 more. victorIn addition to canceling both breakpoint They both faced each other in game 8 of the second game. set.
“We have been talking about this for two or three years. Every time we’ve been here there have been incredibly difficult circumstances, but we’ve had a lot of faith in ourselves. We always felt it was possible. Doing this now seems unbelievable. I am very happy for the team and for the Netherlands. I just tried to focus on my game. I felt he was playing amazing tennis and didn’t miss much at first. set. I am very proud of myself, very proud of the effort and very happy that I ended up winning,” said the tennis player.
After the match, a ceremony was held to mark the end of Dutchman Wesley Koolhof’s outstanding career in doubles at the age of 35. The doubles event saw him top the 2022 rankings and win the title. 21 titles – highlighting the orange party of hundreds of Dutch fans in the stands.
Another finalist team to feature in this Saturday’s clash between Italy and Australia will be announced for the 2023 final, which saw the Italian side lift the “salad bowl” for the first time since 1976. Both teams are virtually identical and will be led by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 9 Alex de Minaur.
