German Fed Cup team fights its way to the semi-finals - 3-2 win in Belarus

Minsk (SID) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Nordhorn) and Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) led the weakened German Fed Cup team into the semi-finals. The duo won the decisive doubles match in the first round match in Belarus against Arina Sabalenka and Lidsija Marosawa 6:7 (4:7), 7:5, 6:4 and secured the selection of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) the surprising triumph against last year's finalists. The reward for the hard work is a home game in the semi-finals: on 21/22. In April, Germany will face the Czech Republic, who defeated Switzerland without any problems. It is still unclear where the game will take place. "That's what you play tennis for. For your country, for matches like this," said Grönefeld: "That's the best feeling." And Maria added: “We had a great team at the weekend.” Germany competed in Minsk without top ten players Angelique Kerber (Kiel) and Julia Görges (Bad Oldesloe). Laura Siegemund (Metzingen), Carina Witthöft (Hamburg) and Andrea Petkovic (Darmstadt) were also not available to new team boss Jens Gerlach on his debut. After the four individual matches in Minsk the score was 2:2. Maria defeated Wera Lapko and debutant Antonia Lottner (Düsseldorf) won against Alexandra Sasnowitsch. But Maria and Lottner lost to Sabalenka. The doubles brought the decision for the Germans after 2:30 hours of play. The German team went into the duel in Minsk as clear outsiders. However, the Belarusians, who lost to the USA in the final last year, also did not have their best line-up. Among other things, the two-time Australian Open winner and former world number one Wiktoria Asarenka was not there. The top player Sasnowitsch, who fell ill, was also unable to compete on Sunday.

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German Fed Cup team fights its way to the semi-finals - 3-2 win in Belarus

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