Paris
Successful start for Krawietz and Pütz at the Olympics

Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz, who are seeded No. 2 in the doubles at the Olympic Games behind the Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, have successfully mastered the first round of the tennis doubles competition. At the Stade Roland Garros on Sunday evening, they won 6:4, 6:4 against Daniil Medvedev, number 5 in the singles world rankings, and Roman Safiullin. The Russian duo competed in Paris under a neutral flag. In the round of 16, the Germans will face the French duo Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Gael Monfils, who beat India's Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji 7-5, 6-2. The match will take place on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 12:00 noon.