No German double victory for 82 years before
Last year, Krawietz and Mies had in Roland Garros won the title as the first German double in 82 years, which is why Mies described Paris as defending the title in the run-up to the mission “magical place” – and this year too, it did not lose a piece of its magic. The two Germans are the fourth men’s duo in the history of professional tennis since 1968 to win their title in the French Open could defend successfully.
For their second success, the still unbeaten Krawietz / Mies in Paris collect almost 320,000 euros. Only once before had the two played against Pavic / Soares and in 2019 in Cincinnati drawn the short straw. “You are currently the hottest double on the tour”, Mies had warned in advance – after all, the opponents had only reached the in September US Open in New York triumphs.
Becker: “It’s actually impossible to defend a title”
The Germans had fond memories of Pavic: At the side of the Austrian Oliver Marach, the Croatian was no stumbling block on the way to winning the title in the third round last year. Boris Becker had already euphorically appreciated the entry into the final. One Grand-SlamTitle to be won “difficult enough to defend it actually impossible”said the six times Major-Champion at Eurosport: “Just having the chance to defend the title is incredibly strong.”
After the 19-year-old Polish Iga Swiatek won the women’s singles title with her final victory against the American Sofia Kenin, Krawietz and Mies were allowed to play in the late afternoon Court Philippe Chatrier ran.
Krawietz with shiny returns
As in the semifinals, the 28-year-old Krawietz returned strong as a bear, the two-year-old Mies was very quick on the net – the early one Break 3: 1 was the result. In the second round, Krawietz and Mies had to fend off three match points against the French Benjamin Bonzi / Antoine Hoang, after which they showed off Match to Match enormously confident performance.
“When we get our strengths onto the pitch, we are very difficult to play on and extremely difficult to beat”Mies had said, and he proved that with Krawietz on Saturday too – after half an hour, the first sentence went to the defending champions.
Cheers from the box
Loudly cheered on by a handful of family members and friends in the box, Krawietz and Mies mastered the first dangerous situation of the Matches, fended off three breakballs at 1: 2 in the second set. From then on, the Germans waited for their chance, which turned out to be 5-5 – and the Krawietz with a fantastic one Return to the Break and used it for the preliminary decision. If you served your own second match ball then sat.
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Stand: 10.10.2020, 19:49
