Tennis
Germany beat Hungary 3-2 in the Davis Cup.
Due to a cold, Alexander Zverev had to cancel participation, and Maximilian Marterer replaced him in the team. On Friday followingnoon, Fábián Marozsán (58th in the world rankings) faced Dominik Koepfer (60th) in the singles. Both players reached break points before the German started a run and scored point following point. With an ultimately smooth win in two sets (6-2, 7-6), he put his country in the lead.
Fucsovics equalizes
In the following singles, Márton Fucsovics (82′) also managed to beat Jan-Lennard Struff (25′) in two sets (6-3, 7-5). It was a hard-fought game once morest the Warstein native, who was the best-placed player according to the world rankings in the duel in Zverev’s absence. The underdog Hungary managed to equalize at times.
On Saturday, Máté Valkusz and Fábián Marozsán played doubles once morest Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz. The team around the two-time Roland Garros winner Krawietz was able to secure victory for the favorites in a relatively clear first set (6-3) and a much more balanced second set (7-6) and pave the way for advancement.
Struff secures early victory
In the next individual, Struff fought once morest Valkusz (211th) for a place in the next round, which would have been secured with a victory for the German. Marozsán was originally supposed to play the game, but captain Zoltán Nagy changed the line-up at short notice and relied on the currently successful Valkusz. Struff played an excellent game, stringing one ace following another. So he safely secured victory (6-3, 6-2) and secured the German team’s progression.
In the last pairing, the youngest player in the Hungarian team, Zsombor Piros (129th), might only cosmeticize the result once morest the experienced Krawietz (7-6, 6-3).
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