Peter Gojowczyk marked his Davis Cup debut with a big upset, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a five-set marathon Friday to give injury-hit Germany a surprising 2-0 lead over France in their Davis Cup quarterfinal. Gojowczyk won 5-7, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (8), 8-6 after Tobias Kamke had defeated Julien Benneteau 7-6 (8), 6-3, 6-2. To feel the spirit and atmosphere of the place is great,'' Germany captain Carsten Arriens said. ''He was playing against Tsonga so you can't expect him to win, but he stayed in the match.'' Doubles is scheduled for Saturday with reverse singles to follow on Sunday, and France needs a huge improvement if it is to earn a seventh straight win over a Germany team without all of its best players - Tommy Haas, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Florian Mayer.
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