This coming weekend, the second round of this year’s Tennis Davis Cup will be played. Among the seven matches in the second qualifying round for the final tournament in November is the Japan vs. Germany Davis Cup.
The tennis international between Japan and Germany will be held on September 12 and 13 in Tokyo. The broadcast on both match days will be shown live on DAZN.
Here you can find all the information about the German Davis Cup second round match: the schedule, TV and livestream broadcast, as well as the players and the starting position.
Davis Cup Japan vs. Germany: Date & Broadcast
When is the Davis Cup tennis match between Japan and Germany?
A total of seven matches are scheduled for the second round of the 2025 Davis Cup, officially known as the “Davis Cup Qualifiers.” In addition to Japan vs. Germany, there are also Netherlands vs. Argentina, USA vs. Czechia, Australia vs. Belgium, Hungary vs. Austria, Denmark vs. Spain, and Croatia vs. France.
The Davis Cup duel between Germany and Japan will be held on September 12 and 13 in Tokyo. The matches will be played at the ARIAKE Colosseum on hard court.
The six winners from this second round of the Davis Cup will qualify directly for the Davis Cup Finals, which will take place in Bologna from November 18 to 23.
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Germany – Japan Davis Cup live on TV & stream
Who is showing the Japan – Germany Davis Cup live on TV on September 12 and 13, 2025? Tennis is broadcast live on TV throughout the year on Sky and Eurosport. The Davis Cup too?
DAZN will broadcast the Japan vs. Germany Davis Cup live.
The paid sports streaming service has the Davis Cup broadcasting rights and will show the German-Japanese tennis international match live in its entirety on Friday (September 12) and Saturday (September 13).
However, if you want to watch all the first-round matches, there’s no way around Tennis Channel.
The pay-per-view tennis portal will show all the matches of the second round of the 2025 Davis Cup. In addition to the German duel with Japan, this includes Denmark vs. Spain and Croatia vs. France.
Japan vs. Germany Davis Cup schedule
The Japan vs. Germany Davis Cup schedule includes a total of five matches over these two days – four singles and one doubles.
The first two singles matches will take place on Friday (September 12) starting at 5:00 a.m. our time. On Saturday, September 13, the action will start an hour earlier at 4:00 a.m. CEST, with three matches on the Japan vs. Germany schedule. The doubles match will be followed by two singles matches.
All five matches will be played over two winning sets, with one point awarded for each match won. The nation that is first to reach three points wins the “international match.”
The squads for Germany and Japan
Which players will be competing in the Japan vs. Germany Davis Cup this weekend?
The following players will be competing for Germany in Tokyo: Yannick Hanfmann and Jan-Lennard Struff, as well as doubles players Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz. Youngster Justin Engel will also be there.
Alexander Zverev is not on the Japan-Germany schedule for this Davis Cup duel in Tokyo. The world number three is “unavailable due to his busy tour schedule in August and September.”
The Japanese, on the other hand, will be fielding their best team. The Japanese squad is led by Kei Nishikori, who is ranked 93rd in the ATP rankings and is thus the highest-ranked player in this Davis Cup duel. Struff, ranked 98th in the world, is the German number one for the Japan-Germany Davis Cup.
German squad:
- Yannik Hanfmann
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Justin Engel
- Tim Puetz
- Kevin Krawietz
- Captain: Michael Kohlmann
Japan squad:
- Kei Nishikori
- Shintaro Mochizuki
- Yosuke Watanuki
- Yoshihito Nishioka
- Takero Yuzuki
- Captain: Go Soeda
Japan – Germany Davis Cup: Who is the favorite?
What is the situation ahead of the Germany – Japan Davis Cup in Tokyo?
Based on the current world rankings of the players in the respective squads, the Japanese are slight favorites for this international tie.
The two Japanese singles players – Kei Nishikori and Shintaro Mochizuki – are ranked 93rd and 104th in the world singles rankings, ahead of their German opponents.
Jan-Lennard Struff is currently ranked 98th after his successful run at the US Open, while Yannik Hanfmann is ranked 135th. However, Struff stormed from the qualifiers to the round of 16 at the US Open, defeating notable opponents along the way, including Holger Rune and Frances Tiafoe.
In addition, the German team has a world-class doubles pairing in Puetz/Krawietz, which could ultimately make the difference.
