ATP Halle: Krawietz/Pütz in the semi-finals

The world champion duo Krawietz/Pütz have reached the semi-finals of the Halle Open. The tennis pros beat Russian-American Karen Khachanov and Alex Michelsen 6:3, 4:6 and 10:8 in a nerve-wracking match.The German duo thus also took revenge on Michelsen, against whom they lost in the quarter-finals in Stuttgart last week.

In the semi-finals on Saturday, Krawietz/Pütz will face either Francisco Cabral and Lucas Miedler or the French duo Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul.