Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz gave Germany their first win over France in the Davis Cup since 1938 by beating Nicolas Mahut and Arthur Rinderknech 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) on Wednesday. Jan-Lennard Struff had battled past Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 to give the hosts a 1-0 lead, but Oscar Otter missed the chance of securing the hosts an early win against after a 4-6, 3-6 defeat. The decision was then in the hands of Krawietz and Pütz, who didn’t disappoint in front of the home crowd in Hamburg. German Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, who was meant to make his comeback from a long-standin…