There are some huge names this weekend!
Qualifiers for the Davis Cup finals shall 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 yr, among the best possible gamers shall be in control of their international locations.
SPORT BILD introduces you to the celebs of the Davis Cup qualifiers.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (24, Greece)
The Australian Open finalist will take to the courtroom days after dropping to Novak Djokovic. The world No. 3 staff will play Ecuador in Athens.
Greece misplaced to Novak Djokovic 3-6, 6-7, 6-7 within the last of the Australian Open.
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Kasper Ruud (24, Norway)
Kasper Ruud will certainly wish to present a distinct face after his early exit in Melbourne (second spherical: 1-3 in opposition to Jenson Brooksby). Norway is the world’s fourth-ranked participant in opposition to Serbia, who shall 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 brief within the spherical of 16 in opposition to 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 staff will meet Switzerland in Trier. Germany’s finest tennis participant may also be there. Alexander Zverev, who’s now 14 years previous on this planet, returned from a severe harm firstly of the yr. At the Australian Open, it was clear that he was not enjoying at his earlier degree once more. In the second spherical, he performed in opposition to the American Michael Mmoh (1:3). “I believe he is so much larger than Australia,” German staff 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 in opposition to Germany. The three-time Grand Slam winner might want to use his expertise to assist his staff attain the Davis Cup last. “Having him within the staff is a giant win,” Swiss coach Severin Lüthi stated in Trier on Tuesday. “I hope the younger gamers specifically will ask Wawrinka numerous questions and use his expertise,” Luthi stated.
Stan Wawrinka’s final Grand Slam win was on the 2016 US Open
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