Shanghai Masters: Krawietz/Pütz Advance Confidently to the Quarterfinals

Defending champions Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz have cleared the next hurdle at the Shanghai Masters. The top German doubles team defeated Chinese wild-card entrants Zhizhen Zhang and Yi Zhou 6-4, 6-1 in the round of 16.

In the first set, Krawietz/Pütz had to fend off a break point at 2–2, but then struck decisively and secured the set with a break to make it 6–4. After that, the 2024 ATP World Champions dominated the match at will. In the second set, they didn’t drop another game after taking a 2–1 lead and converted their first match point after just 64 minutes. By advancing to the quarterfinals, the all-German duo remains on track to defend their title.