Even without world-class player Alexander Zeal, the German tennis gentlemen reached the quarterfinals of Davis Cup. After the slightly surprising start-up victory against the Serbian selection of Top star Novak Djokovic, the team of Captain Michael Kuhlmann won on Sunday in Innsbruck against the (outsider) of Austria with 2: 1 and completed the group F in first place.

After a residue, the double strength was again the TRUMP: In the final match, Kevin Gleiwitz and Tim Putz did not pay any doubts and fetched the sovereign 6: 3, 6: 4 against Oliver March and Philipp Oswald as against Serbia and exceptional councils Djokovic the decisive point.

I want the revenge.

Team boss Michael Kuhlmann for coming game against Great Britain

He was very happy and relieved, said Putz. It has built a lot of pressure, especially after Dome ( keeper, ANM. D. Red. ) has lost. We played a very good match.

Thus, Germany plays on Tuesday (16 o'clock) against Great Britain for the first half of the semi-final for 14 years. Two years ago, Germany was excreted against the British in the round of the best eight. I want the revenge, Kuhlmann said, It was not easy to get out of the victory against Serbia, a great victory for us. It was a big surprise.

With VERY Germany would be one of the favorites

Thanks to the unreadable group victory, the stroke can stay in Innsbruck for the time being and (yet) do not travel to Spain. Madrid had issued the German Tennis Association as a goal — for the semifinals. With VERY, the selection to the great favorites of the finals were counting, but the ATP finals winner does not dispense with his participation as a critic of the format in favor of the holiday.

Because Dominik Keeper with the 1: 6, 5: 7 against the Austrian outsider Jury Romanov in the first single, the Germans had to shake. But the disappointing idea against the world ranking-139. In the end, no longer fell into weight.

It is unreal : Double shows up again

Stuff gave birth to the 7: 5, 6: 4 against Dennis Novak of compensation. Gleiwitz and Putz cared that the team was not instructed on theoretical constellations and other results. Against the Serbian Duo Djokovic and Nikola Acid, the two had made the successful prelude only after a residue in the third set in Tiebreak. It's a great performance to beat a team with world ranking first. It is unreal, Kuhlmann had appreciated: We all really believed in it — and that has paid out in the end. Stuff praised: We have a mad dock with Kevin and Putz.

Against the Austrian World Rank Lists-118. Novak went with the pressure to the match, win. Nervousness was the number 51 of the world in the Olympic Hall, which were excluded because of the Corona crisis viewers, but do not note. It was a bit of anger in yesterday, the 31-year-old, who had remained open to Djokovic the day before: Against Novak, I go in, and I'm the clear outsider. I'm in Dennis and am the ranking of the favorite, It is difficult to handle it. I really got it very well today.

It was only closely, as Stuff at 5: 4 turned out to the sentence gain, but the 5: 5 suffered. But the Caretaker went back to the lead. If I do not make the break, you never know what happens, he admitted, and explained his key to success: I played away from the first point away from aggressive, with much more energy — just as it was Novak Djokovic yesterday Made to me.

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