Krawietz nets 200th doubles win, reaches Hamburg final with Puetz
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz emerged from an all-German semi-final at the Hamburg Open to continue their title defence on home soil. With a 7-5, 6-3 victory against Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens on Saturday, Krawietz picked up his 200th tour-level win.
Krawietz, a former No. 7 in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, now owns a 200-134 doubles record to go along with his nine titles. A two-time Roland Garros champion with fellow German Andreas Mies (2019, 2020), Krawietz is hoping to continue his streak of winning at least one tour-level trophy each year since 2019.
[ATP APP]Krawietz/Puetz saved both break points against them in the semi-finals, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and overcame 10 aces from their opponents to break twice. They have won all three of their Hamburg matches in straight sets to reach the title round.
Third-seeded Frenchman Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin will provide the opposition in Sunday’s final after their 7-6(2), 6-3 upset of American top seeds and Olympic partners Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.
Nadal/Ruud withdraw ahead of Bastad SFs
After Rafael Nadal won his second singles three-setter in as many days, the Spaniard and partner Casper Ruud withdrew from the Nordea Open doubles draw ahead of their Saturday semi-final in Bastad. The fan-favourite duo was slated to face third-seeded Brazilians Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos, having previously knocked out second seeds Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Reyes-Varela in the opening round.
Luz/Matos advanced to meet Frenchmen Manuel Guinard and Gregoire Jacq in Sunday’s final.
Goransson/Verbeek through to Newport title match
Sixth seeds Andre Goransson and Sem Verbeek beat Aussies Luke Saville and Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(3), 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the Infosys Hall of Fame Open final in Newport. The Swedish-Dutch duo converted on three of four break chances and won more than 75 per cent of points on both first and second serve.
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Andre Goransson and Sem Verbeek in Newport. Photo by Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour.
Having knocked out American singles stars Mackenzie McDonald and Alex Michelsen in the quarters, they will face another pair of home favourites in Sunday’s final against Robert Cash and James Tracy.
Humbert/Martin reach Gstaad final
The French duo of Ugo Humbert and Fabrice Martin upset eighth seeds Andre Begemann and Victor Cornea 7-6(3), 6-3 on Saturday at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad, knocking out a seeded opponent for the third straight match at the ATP 250.
Having dismissed top seeds Jamie Murray and Adam Pavlasek in the quarters, Humbert/Martin will bid for another upset against Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti in the final.
What to know about the 2024 ATP Doubles Trial implemented this week in Hamburg, Gstaad and Newport
- Singles versus doubles team matches in the first round whenever possible by increasing the number of doubles seeded teams to 8 (up from 4)
- 21 seconds between all points
- 60-second changeovers with a time call after 40 seconds. Points should start at the 60-second mark at the latest
- Free crowd movement
- Doubles-only court (when possible)