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topicnews · September 6, 2024

Tennis: Krawietz/Pütz aim for US Open title

Tennis: Krawietz/Pütz aim for US Open title

Double Krawietz-Pütz

The German tennis duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz are very close to winning their first Grand Slam title together. In the semifinals of the US Open, the duo beat the Arévalo-Pavić duo.06.09.2024 | 1:20 mins

The German Davis Cup doubles Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz are in the final of the US Open and are playing for their first Grand Slam title together. The duo won a semi-final thriller thanks to a stronger performance, 6:3, 6:7 (9:11), 6:4 against Marcelo Arévalo from El Salvador and the Croatian Mate Pavic.

It was a great match.

Kevin Krawietz

The 32-year-old Krawietz and Pütz, who is four years older, will now face the Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the final on Saturday in New York.

Krawietz/Pütz lose match point in the second set

The German doubles team was confident in their own serve at the beginning, not allowing the opposing team a break point in the first set. Krawietz and Pütz never gave up their serve in the second set either. In the tie-break they held off a 1:4 deficit, already had a match point, but still had to admit defeat.

Alexander Zverev lets his racket bounce off the court in the fourth set

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In the third round, both were already 2:4 behind, but won four games in the series and were able to celebrate after a strong return from Pütz.

In the end, we turned our heads off and just kept playing. We rose from the dead again.

Tim Puetz

For Pütz it would be the first major title

So far, Philipp Petzschner is the only German tennis professional to have reached the men’s doubles final at the US Open, winning the title in 2011 together with the Austrian Jürgen Melzer. Krawietz won the title at the French Open twice with his former doubles partner Andreas Mies. Pütz is hoping for his first major success in the men’s doubles.

Source: ZDF

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Source: dpa, sid

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