Overview
- Alexander Zverev lost 3–6, 4–6 to Hubert Hurkacz, who delivered 21 aces in his first match back after knee surgery.
- Eva Lys fell to Iga Swiatek 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, leaving Germany trailing 0–2 after the singles rubbers.
- Germany also dropped the mixed doubles, completing a 0–3 defeat to Poland in the group tie.
- Zverev showed visible frustration during his match, disputing a time violation, reacting to a low-flying pigeon, smashing a racket, and knocking over a courtside microphone as he argued with chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani.
- Subsequent cross-group outcomes removed Germany’s path as best runner-up, and Poland’s 3–0 win over the Netherlands confirmed the team’s exit under the event’s percentage-based tiebreak rules.