The duo Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz were unable to repeat last year’s performance in New York.
Disappointment for Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz: Germany’s best tennis doubles team has already been eliminated in the round of 16 at the US Open. The Davis Cup duo from Coburg and Frankfurt, who stormed their way to the final in New York last year, lost 4-6, 4-6 to Michael Venus from New Zealand and Yuki Bhambri from India.
Krawietz and Pütz, surprise winners of last year’s ATP Finals in Turin, were seeded fourth in the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. They will now continue in the Davis Cup: With the German team led by national coach Michael Kohlmann, they will face host Japan on September 12 and 13 in the battle for the final round in Tokyo.