Jakarta (ANTARA) – The German team scored a 2-1 advantage over the United States in the Group C preliminary round thanks to victories for Alexander Zverev and Jan-Lennard Struff in the men’s singles at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Tuesday.
Struff gave Germany a 1-0 lead after releasing 34 aces to John Isner to produce a 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5 win.
“It’s always tough against John. I’ve faced him four times before and they’ve all ended in a loss. So I’m very happy to have a win for my team today,” Struff said of the comment. of his match, according to the ATP report.
According to Struff, the difficulty against Isner was not just a matter of patience, but also of trying not to make any service errors. Once the serve is broken, Isner will make a hard-to-stop comeback, he said.
Germany’s lead was maintained by 12th-placed Zverev as he beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 after a grueling service battle.
“It’s my second game of the year, which is good. It was really very intense with some hard shots. The most important thing is that the German team won and we did our best to achieve the semi-finals, “Zverev said.
In Sunday’s opener against a British team, Zverev lost just seven games to world number 12 Cameron Norrie.
However, Germany couldn’t erase the win today because Fritz, who was paired with Isner, actually turned against Germany in the men’s double which was the closing session.
The Fritz / Isner pair won in straight sets 6-0, 6-3 against the Germans Kevin Krawietz / Tim Putz.
Germany’s victory has the potential to create an interesting semi-final match in Group C, where all four teams, namely Germany, USA, Canada and England, will block the score 1 -1, if Canada can beat England today at the Ken Rosewall Arena.
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