In the first round of the World Group Germany will be confronted with Australia in the Davis Cup (2nd place). till 4. February live on DAZN). Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios meet in Brisbane. SPOX explains everything worth knowing and tells you how to follow the duel in the live stream.
Captain Michael Kohlmann has been nominated for the first-round game of Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff, Peter Gojowczyk and Tim Pütz:”I hope that Sascha will be able to cope quickly with his defeat in the third round of the Australian Open and show in Brisbane what a great performance he is capable of,”said Kohlmann.
About Struff, who led the DTB team to victory with two points each in the relegation matches against Poland in 2016 and Portugal in 2017, Kohlmann was only positive:”Jan has developed into an important pillar in our team.
Gojowczyk is also able to outgrow himself in important games and is on a good course. Pütz was mainly called as a candidate for the double.
Actually, Captain Kohlmann – new this season – is likely to have nominated another fifth player. Mischa Zverev was scheduled for this position, but the 30-year-old had to cancel due to illness:”With three single players and a steady man for the doubles, we are nevertheless well positioned,”said Kohlmann.
Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt has nominated Nick Kyrgios, Jordan Thompson, John Millman, Alex de Minaur and John Peers. Thanasi Kokkinakis is not present due to a tear in the chest muscles.
DAZN shows all matches of the DTB team’s opening match for the Davis Cup season 2018 live. In addition, DAZN will also broadcast the match between Kazakhstan and Switzerland live.
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The duel starts in the Pat Rafter Arena at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane. The club organizes an annual combined WTA and ATP tour event, Brisbane International.
The Centre Court, which hosts all Davis Cup matches, offers space for 5,500 spectators all year round, but will probably be expanded to a capacity of 7,000 spectators with temporary grandstands for the Davis Cup.
Germany
ATP rank
Australia
Alexander Zverev
4.
17.
Nick Kyrgios
Jan-Lennard Struff
55.
78.
Matthew Ebden
Peter Gojowczyk
62.
99.
Jordan Thompson
Tim Pütz
298.
127.
Alex De Minaur
4th (double)
John Peers
While there will be some changes at lower levels in 2018, the Davis Cup’s World Group will remain in the traditional mode:
All matches are played in best-of-five format.
So far, the two nations have met seven times in the Davis Cup. In a direct comparison with 4-3, the Australians are just ahead by a narrow margin. All three German victories came on sand, while Australia celebrated their triumphs all on grass. The duel in Brisbane will be the first on hard court.
Six years ago, Germany narrowly won the last test of strength. Florian Mayer and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the final day with clear three-match wins over Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt to complete the victory in spite of 1-2.
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