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Inspired by Krawietz/Puetz stun Arevalo/Pavic in Turin
Eighth-seeded pair wins straight sets in Nitto ATP Finals opener
November 11, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz play Monday in the Nitto ATP Finals.
By ATP staff
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz kicked off the upset in style on Monday at the Nitto ATP Finals.
The German pair sank top-ranked Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 6-3, 6-4 in the opening match of the Bob Bryan Group’s premier season finale. Krawietz and Puetz earned the only break in each set en route to a 63-minute victory, where they won 89 percent (32/36) of the points after the first games.
Notching a win in their first Nitto ATP Finals match, eighth-seeded Krawietz and Puetz improved to 4-2 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Arevalo and Pavic. All six meetings were played in 2024.
Monday’s loss was a setback for Arevalo and Pavic’s bid to win the ATP Year-End Doubles No. 1 presented at the PIF Awards. The Salvadoran-Croatian team still leads the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings but is 210 points behind Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in second place.
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