The German Davis Cup duo from Coburg and Frankfurt am Main beat world number one Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic (El Salvador/Croatia) and celebrated their first major title at the end of their second season together.
With their final victory, Krawietz and Pütz secured a total of around 730,000 US dollars in prize money and also made a leap up in the doubles world rankings at the end of the year. The German duo is the first doubles seed in eighth place to win the finals. After the triumph in Hamburg in the summer, it was the second title of the season for Krawietz/Pütz.
Confidence for the Davis Cup duel against Canada
One day after Germany’s top star Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the singles, Krawietz/Pütz gained a lot of self-confidence for the Davis Cup with the DTB selection. The professionals will travel directly from Turin to Malaga in Spain. The quarter-finals of the traditional national competition take place there on Wednesday, with Germany meeting Canada.
The Germans, who have been on the tour together since the start of the 2023 season, fended off a match point in the semifinals against the Australians Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson on Saturday and dramatically made it to the final a little later.
The better nerves were decisive in the tiebreak
Krawietz/Pütz had already won against the world number one in the group phase and in the semi-finals of the US Open in September, and on Sunday it was a duel at absolute level. Both teams showed no weakness in their own serves, the tiebreak had to decide – and in this, as so often in the tournament, Krawietz/Pütz showed better nerves.
In the second round, the same picture emerged, there were no chances of a break. The 13,000 spectators in the Inalpi Arena saw a high-class match, and again it went to a tiebreak. After 1:37 hours, Krawietz/Pütz converted their second match point.
