tennis Frustration and defiance after Davis Cup-Aus - "Dreams remain" Deutsche Bank around Alexander Zverev (2nd from right) cheers on Daniel Altmaier (front) during the game against the Swiss Wawrinka. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa After many successes, there is a setback for Germany's tennis men in the Davis Cup. Instead of the title, it's about relegation. Also because Zverev is looking for his form and there is a lack of good youngsters. Boris Becker leaned in consternation on an advertising...
Davis Cup German tennis men defiant after Aus: "Dreams remain" Deutsche Bank around Alexander Zverev (2nd from right) cheers on Daniel Altmaier (front) during the game against the Swiss Wawrinka. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa After many successes in the past, there is a setback for Germany's tennis men in the Davis Cup. Instead of the title, this year it's all about staying in the class. The surprising end of the Davis Cup hit the German tennis men to the core....
The score in tennis flashed, as usual in large city halls, from the scoreboard under the roof. But the 4000 spectators in the Trier Arena could also read the interim result on Alexander Zverev's shoulders early on Saturday evening. Head bowed, arms hanging, looking down after the first sentence. Then a noticeable tightening - almost a gasp - just before the tie-break of the second round, before the shoulders started to sag again.Alexander Zverev, a 1.98 meter tall apparition, is...
tennis German Davis Cup team is eliminated against Switzerland Daniel Altmaier lost the decisive single against the Swiss Stan Wawrinka. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa Germany's tennis professionals had imagined it very differently. But because Alexander Zverev does not deliver as desired, the German team misses the group stage of the Davis Cup. Disillusionment instead of euphoria: Alexander Zverev and the German Davis Cup team surprisingly missed the leap into the group phase of the traditional team competition. The Olympic champion...
tennis Altmaier loses: German Davis Cup team is eliminated Daniel Altmaier lost the decisive single against the Swiss Stan Wawrinka. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa The German Davis Cup team surprisingly missed out on making the group stage. Alexander Zverev and Co. were beaten 2: 3 in Switzerland's qualification and are now fighting to stay in the tennis world group in the fall. The German Davis Cup team surprisingly missed out on making the group stage. Alexander Zverev and Co. were...
Davis Cup Mies/Pütz bring the German tennis team into the lead Andreas Mies (l) and Tim Pütz gave Germany a 2-1 lead. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa It was a tough fight. But in the end, the German tennis doubles keep their nerves. All that's missing now is a win. The German tennis team is only missing one win to qualify for the group stage in the Davis Cup. The doubles Andreas Mies and Tim Pütz won in Trier against the...
tennis Mies/Pütz play for Germany - Wawrinka goes into doubles Germany vs. Switzerland: The teams will be presented to the public on the first day. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa The German tennis doubles Andreas Mies and Tim Pütz is to put the German team in the lead in the qualifying match against Switzerland. The German tennis doubles Andreas Mies and Tim Pütz is to put the German team in the lead in the qualifying match against Switzerland. As expected, national...
tennis Zverev sees himself on the right track - happy about Becker's tips Strong performance: There is no way around Alexander Zverev in Trier. photo © Harald Tittel/dpa Alexander Zverev is on the up. After the difficult start in Australia, the Olympic champion is convincing at the start of the Davis Cup. After his strongest performance so far this year, Alexander Zverev was very satisfied with his development. "Before Australia I wasn't able to train freely. After Australia I trained...
Alexander Zverev needed five match balls, then he was standing at the microphone before his colleagues in the player box had taken a deep breath: "I'm incredibly proud that I'm standing here on the pitch," he announced in the still considerable hustle and bustle. "That's what the Davis Cup is."Zverev, 25, chose a suitable stage to prove in front of a large audience that he is on the way to his usual dominance. In the Davis Cup, in a qualifying...
tennis Lawsuit against tennis star Kyrgios dismissed Recorded success in court: Nick Kyrgios. photo © Mick Tsikas/AAP/dpa Nick Kyrgios admits to pushing his ex-girlfriend but the lawsuit is dismissed. The Australian reports depression in the process. Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has avoided a threatened conviction over an incident involving his former girlfriend. A court in the capital Canberra dismissed the corresponding lawsuit, as reported by the AAP news agency and other local media. The 27-year-old previously admitted in the...
