ATP Hamburg: Pütz prevents Krawietz's third home win
Tim Pütz and Michael Venus won the doubles competition at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Hamburg. The two defeated Kevin Krawietz and Horia Tecau 6: 3, 6: 7 (3) and 10: 8.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Jul 18, 2021, 12:54 pm
Kevin Krawietz had already celebrated two home wins before the Hamburg tournament: in Munich alongside Wesley Koohlhof and in HalleWestfalen together with Horia Tecau. And Tim Pütz was also able to lift the trophy twice in 2021: Pütz won the tournaments in Estoril and Lyon with Hugo Nys.
In the final at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Hamburg, Pütz got off to a better start with partner Michael Venus, after an early break they both won the first set 6: 3. Also in round two it was Pütz / Venus who presented quickly and pulled away to 4: 1. The break that followed seemed to seal the fate of Krawietz / Tecau almost completely. A few minutes and two re-breaks later it was suddenly only 5: 4 for Pütz und Partner. The two could not use their first match point in the second set, and in the match break, Krawietz / Tecau fended off two match points. The fourth, however, sat at 10: 8.
Incidentally, in the coming days, Pütz and Krawietz will be on the same side of the network more often: The two were nominated by the German Tennis Federation as one of two double pairs for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The second will be Alexander Zverev and Jan-Lennard Struff .
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