For the third time in a row, the German team has been drawn into the ATP Cup group with Canada. For a change it goes Alexander Zverev but not with this time Denis Shapovalov to do.
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Last Edited: December 07, 2021, 7:09 PM
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Tensions in the German team could be limiting ahead of the ATP Cup 2021 draw, as one thing was somehow clear from the start: it will also go up against Canada in the third edition. The fact that English is also spoken in the rest of Group C, along with Great Britain and the USA, is a side note. The memories against the British are still fresh and, above all, good: Germany made it to the Davis Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win last Tuesday in Innsbruck, which ended against Russia.
there was, however Jan-Lenard Struff The forward, who will step into the second link behind Alexander Zverev in the ATP Cup starting January 1, 2022 in Sydney. Tokyo’s Olympic champions have been known to boycott the new Davis Cup mode, but Zverev prefers to prepare himself for the ATP Cup. And now for the third time in a row against Canada, even though Zverev’s personal rival is not called Denis Shapovalov this time. Against the left-hander, Zverev lost in 2020, turning in early 2021. should be against it now Felix Auger-Aliasime Who is ahead of Shapovalov in the ATP charts.
Zverev and Struff with good results
Jan-Lenard Struff has the pleasure of dealing with Shapovalov. And the German number two is basically always the happiest when it comes to Shapo: the record shows five wins for Struff and just two for the Canadian. By the way, Zverev leads 4:1 head-to-head against Auger-Aliasim. This year’s only defeat came in Round 16 of Wimbledon.
When decided in doubles against Canada, Germany will have the best cards with Kevin Kravitz and Tim Putz. These two shone in the Davis Cup and are still unbeaten in the most traditional team competition. The most surprising thing at this point is that Kravitz doesn’t go butt with Andreas Miz. Just like he plans for the rest of the 2022 season. But Putz and Kravitz apparently enjoyed each other so much at the Olympics that they took their Sydney days with them.
In 2021, the German team defeated Canada 2–1 in the preliminary round, but failed as a group winner for Russia in the semi-finals. In the 2020 premiere, the Canadians were 2-1 – as Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassim secured double victories against Kravitz and The Miz.
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