by Ian Marshall Backbone of the German success was the now 40 year old Timo Boll. In the opening match of the fixture, he partnered Patrick Franziska to doubles success against Jun Mizutani and Koki Niwa (11-2, 11-3, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7), before in the third contest overcoming Jun Mizutani (7-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-7).