In the first game of the tie, Daniel Altmaier of Germany got past Gabriel Diallo in a straight set 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to give Germany a 1-0 lead. The first set saw a neck and neck fight where both locked at 6-6.
The squads that secured their place in the quarter-finals from the six round-robin groups include Serbia and host Spain -- led by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, respectively -- as well as Great Britain.
Djokovic beat Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the win after Filip Krajinovic beat Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 6-4. The Serbian wrapped up the contest in just one hour and seven minutes when one last potent first serve forced a return error.
