Tennis News: German duo Andreas Mies and Kevin Krawietz are working hard to secure six match points and overcome Greek supporters who are eager to defeat the Greek duo, Michail Pervolarakis and Stefanos Tsitsipas and present Germany’s first victory in the 2020 ATP Cup.
Mies and Krawietz who are qualified at the ATP Finals as well as the champions of the French Open in 2019, were far behind in the tiebreak as the supporters of Greece were excited and waved their national flag over excellence.
However, the German team refused to surrender, raised their level of play, and secured match points at 8/9, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, and 14/15 before converting their second match point opportunity. and claim 3-6, 6-3, 17-15 wins.
“I am very proud of the way we returned and worked hard. Boris (captain of the German team) trusted us and the whole team supported us throughout the game, so I’m very happy to win it, “said Mies.
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“It is truly an honor to be part of this team and to play matches like this. For this reason you practice and compete, to be in a position like this and win a match like this. There is nothing better than completing a match point in the end. “
German team captain Boris Becker stated that their team maintained confidence against Greece and after a bitter defeat of Australia 0-3 in the first match of the group phase.
“If it ends like that, I don’t mind staying up all night,” Becker said of the single number match which ended quite late at night.
“Salute to our team members who can hold their tension. Most of the other teams might give up, but they hold back, keep fighting, keep believing, and they play well in the end. “
“Our entire team, even after losing 0-3 to Australia, remains united. We practiced, we had dinner together, then we discussed about how we will carry out the match against Greece, and everyone will continue to believe. “
In the first singles match, Becker’s side Jan Lennard Struff started the 2020 season by winning the match which ended 6-4, 6-1 over Pervolarakis.
However, Tsitsipas managed to record a fifth successive victory against world number 7 Alexander Zverev with 6-1, 6-4 so that Greece could be equalized.
