Davis Cup - Struff frustrates Shapovalov and sends Germany through to the semi-finals

The pattern was simple enough for Germany. With Daniel Altmaier beating Gabriel Diallo (7-6, 6-4), a win for Jan-Lennard Struff in the second singles was enough to send them through to the final. However, against a good Denis Shapovalov, Struff seemed headed for defeat for a long time.

Ill-treated by an aggressive and highly effective Canadian, the German even found himself down by a set before completely turning the match around and finally breaking Shapovalov in the tie-break of the last set (4-6, 7-5, 7-6).

Having qualified for the semi-finals, the Germans will meet the Netherlands in the next round of the competition.