“What a tennis week! Thanks to everyone for their passion and support in Hamburg, Valencia, Bologna and Glasgow,” wrote the Davis Cup Twitter account. Words that caused a stir. “Passion and support … in Hamburg? Serious?!!! We really don’t have the same definition,” replied Nicolas Mahut. The Frenchman and his team only finished third in Group C, which played in Hamburg. Colleague Julian Benneteau also expressed his displeasure. And rightly so: Because the games without German participation sometimes took place in front of almost empty stands.
