Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff overcame 27 aces from Denis Shapovalov, pictured, and won the third-set tiebreaker when the Canadian committed his 13th double fault on match point in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup international men's tennis tournament with a 2-0 loss to Germany on Wednesday in Malaga, Spain.The Canadian PressGermany's Jan-Lennard Struff overcame 27 aces from Denis Shapovalov, pictured, and won the third-set tiebreaker when the Canadian committed his 13th double fault on match point in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
Even if Canada had won a singles match, the Germans had the elite team of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz waiting in the wings if a doubles contest was needed. The pair was coming off a doubles victory last week at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. Altmaier served 10 aces against nine from Diallo. The German had only one double fault against six of his opponent.
Struff overcame 27 aces from Shapovalov and won the third-set tiebreaker when the Canadian committed his 13th double fault on match point.Germany will face the Netherlands in the semifinals while Canada, the 2022 Davis Cup champion, looks ahead to next year.
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