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Before the semi-finals: Krawietz/Pütz lose at the end of the group
There had never been a German tennis doubles in the semi-finals of the season finale – until this edition with Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz. But the dress rehearsal for the semi-finals goes wrong.
The tennis doubles Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz suffered a meaningless first defeat at the end of the group at the ATP Finals in Turin. The US Open finalists lost an exciting and hard-fought game against the previously winless Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden (India/Australia) 5:7, 7:6 (8:6), 7:10.
The German duo fended off two match points in the tiebreak of the second set and escaped into the decisive match tiebreak. The two made up for a significant deficit (3:8), but then had to admit defeat on the third match point.
However, Krawietz/Pütz had already become the first German doubles team in the 55-year history of the tournament to make it to the semi-finals of the season finale and were already the winners of their preliminary group.
New edition of the US Open final
On Saturday, the most successful duo in German Davis Cup history will fight for a place in the final in a new edition of the US Open final against the Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. In September, the German pair lost 4:6, 6:7 (4:7) in New York and missed the Grand Slam title.
In Turin, Krawietz and Pütz won their first two games with strong performances on their joint debut at the ATP Finals.
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Source: Stern
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