Tennis News: Davis Cup team plays against Slovakia in China

The German team will start without top player Alexander Zverev tennis-Men on Tuesday (8:00 a.m. CEST/DF1 and TennisChannel) in the group phase of the Davis Cup. The first opponent in Zhuhai, China, is Slovakia. The best two teams in the group of four, Chile and the USA, as well as other opponents, will reach the final round in Malaga, Spain in November.

In addition to Zverev, the German team of team manager Michael Kohlmann will also have to do without Jan-Lennard Struff and Dominik Koepfer. Daniel Altmaier is also missing. In addition to the US Open doubles finalists Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, Yannick Hanfmann, Maximilian Marterer and debutant Henri Squire have been nominated.

The fact that the world association (ITF) awarded the hosting of the group to China caused criticism from the German Tennis Association.

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