The German Davis Cup team also has to do without Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round game against Israel after Alexander Zverev. The 34-year-old is ill with an infection and fails for the game in Vilnius in Lithuania. Daniel Masur moves for him.
Zverev had canceled early to recover from the strain at the Australian Open. In Melbourne, the world ranking runner had only lost in the final against the Italian Jannik Sinner. “We hoped to the end that Struffi still made it. But unfortunately it is not enough, ”said national coach Michael Kohlmann. For Masur (30) it is the second nomination for the German Davis Cup team after 2016. Nine years ago, the current number 226 in the world against Poland was used in doubles alongside Daniel Brands. Yannick Hanfmann, Maximilian Marterer and the two double specialists Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz also belong to the team.
Despite the failures of her two top players, Germany is a clear favorite against Israel. For security reasons, the encounter is not held in Israel, but in Vilnius.
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