The German tennis duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz reached the final of the ATP Finals. This means that for the first time a German doubles will be in a final of the finals.
The German tennis duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz have made history. The two professionals defeated the Australian doubles Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson in three sets (2:6, 6:3, 11:9) at the ATP finals in Turin and are the first German duo in history to reach the final.
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Even reaching the semi-finals was historic.
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“That was a completely absurd performance,” said ex-tennis star Andrea Petkovic afterwards Sky.
In order to reach the final, Krawietz and Pütz had to accept some setbacks. So the two conceded an early break to 2:3 in the set, and a little later to 2:5 – the first set was therefore lost.
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Deflected match point
The second set also started less well: Krawietz and Pütz had to give up their first service game. Shortly afterwards they managed the rebreak to make it 2-2. The decisive factor was the break to 5:3, paving the way to win the set.
In the third set, which was only played to the tenth point, the two Germans fended off a match point late before converting their own first match point to make it 11:9 and thus win.
“At the beginning we received a lesson, then we increased our level,” said Pütz. “It was a very close match. Of course we are very happy,” said Krawietz.
Krawietz/Pütz return the favor
Krawietz/Pütz also took revenge on the Australians for their defeat in the final of the US Open around two months ago.
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The opponents in the final on Sunday are the French Open winners Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic (El Salvador/Croatia) or the Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten (Finland/Great Britain).
With SID (Sports Information Service)
