There are some huge names this weekend!
Qualifiers for the Davis Cup finals might be held on February 3-5. Germany will face Switzerland on Friday and Saturday. A complete of 24 international locations will compete in twelve video games. The respective winners will qualify for the finals in September. Also this 12 months, a number of the best possible gamers might be accountable for their international locations.
SPORT BILD introduces you to the celebrities of the Davis Cup qualifiers.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (24, Greece)
The Australian Open finalist will take to the court docket days after shedding to Novak Djokovic. The world No. 3 group will play Ecuador in Athens.
Greece misplaced to Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-7, 6-7 within the ultimate of the Australian Open.
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Kasper Ruud (24, Norway)
Kasper Ruud will certainly need to present a distinct face after his early exit in Melbourne (second spherical: 1-3 towards Jenson Brooksby). Norway is the world’s fourth-ranked participant towards Serbia, who might be with out famous person Novak Djokovic.
Casper Rude is at the moment ranked fourth on this planet
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Holger Runa (19, Denmark)
The present world quantity 9 fell quick within the spherical of 16 towards Russia’s Andrey Rublev on the Australian Open in an actual thriller. Denmark will face India at Hillerod.
At the age of 19, Holger Ruhn is already within the prime 10 of the world
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Alexander Zverev (25, Germany)
The German nationwide group will meet Switzerland in Trier. Germany’s greatest tennis participant may even be there. Alexander Zverev, who’s now 14 years previous on this planet, returned from a critical damage at the start of the 12 months. At the Australian Open, it was clear that he was not taking part in at his earlier stage once more. In the second spherical, he performed towards the American Michael Mmoh (1:3). “I feel he is rather a lot greater than Australia,” German group boss Michael Kohlmann stated of Zverev.
Alexander Zverev desires to return to the highest ten of the world
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Stan Wawrinka (37, Switzerland)
Switzerland will depend on their veteran Stan Wawrinka towards Germany. The three-time Grand Slam winner might want to use his expertise to assist his group attain the Davis Cup ultimate. “Having him within the group is a giant win,” Swiss coach Severin Lüthi stated in Trier on Tuesday. “I hope the younger gamers particularly will ask Wawrinka a whole lot of questions and use his expertise,” Luthi stated.
Stan Wawrinka’s final Grand Slam win was on the 2016 US Open
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