Melbourne
Kevin Krawietz knocked out in the last sixteen of the Australian Open
Kevin Krawietz from Witzmannsberg and his Croatian doubles partner Nikola Mektic reached the round of the last 16 at the Australian Open in Melbourne. On the morning of Friday, January 18, the duo defeated the French and Croatian pairing Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Ivan Dodig in two sets by 6:3 and 7:6. In the last sixteen on Sunday, January 20, Krawietz/Mektic then lost narrowly to Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray in three sets (7:6, 2:6 and 5:7).