ATP Finals: dream start for Krawietz/Pütz

Coburg-born Kevin Krawietz and his doubles partner Timdoubles partner Tim Pütz got off to an excellent start in the ATP Finals.The eighth-seeded Germans beat the French Open winners Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, who are ranked number one, 6:3 and 6:4 on Monday.

In the battle for the unofficial world tennis championship title, the German duo will playagainst the seven other best doubles pairings of the past tennis season.tennis season. The two best teams from two groups of four advance to the semi-finals.semi-finals. Other opponents in the preliminary round are Rohan Bopanna andMatthew Ebden, this year's winners of the Australian Open, and the Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

The German Davis Cup duo will face the Italians Bolelli/Vavassori on Wednesday.