Tennis Davis Cup: German team without Zverev in the quarter-finals against Canada

The German tennis team plans to play in the Davis Cup final from November 22 to 27 without top star Alexander Zverev.

The German Tennis Association (DTB) announced that the Olympic champion would not be “ready to play again” until then and decided not to nominate the top player.

Team owner Michael Kohlmann relies on a team that qualifies for the final round and quarter-finals against Canada in Hamburg in September without Zverev: Oscar Otte, Jan-Lenard Struff, Yannick Hanfmann and doubles specialist Tim Putz. And Kevin Kravitz is on the team.

“Of course we are not the favourites, but we are looking forward to the challenge. We have often proved that we can do our best and, like last year, we want to at least reach the semi-finals,” Kohlman he said.

Zverev apparently planning a return to Saudi Arabia

However, without Zverev, the German tennis men are just outsiders for the knockout round game against Canada on 24 November. The Canadian could be joined by two top 20 players, Felix Auger-Aliasim and Denis Shapovalov.

After a leg injury from the French Open, Zverev had originally planned his return for Davis Cup week in Hamburg in September. Due to the swelling of a bone in his leg, which he contracted during rehabilitation training, his appearance of sixth in the world rankings was torn.

However, Zverev explicitly made a commitment to the organizers of an invitational tournament in Saudi Arabia. The Diriyahi Tennis Cup (December 8–10, 2022) advertises Zverev’s performance on its website. It is good that he can make his return before the start of the 2023 season, the German said in a statement.

Source: sportschau.de