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Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies successfully defended their title in double competition at the French Open. In the final they defeated the Croatians Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6: 3, 7: 5. After 89 minutes, the second victory of the two Germans in a Grand Slam tournament was perfect. On the way to the title they only had to make one set in the round of 16 against French doubles Benjamin Bonzi and Antoine Hoang. In 2019 they were the first German doubles since Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel to win the title in Paris 82 years earlier.
From the beginning, Krawietz / Mies were the strongest team, hitting more aces, avoiding double errors and serving with great consistency. Krawietz won his first service game to zero, the German Davis Cup players managed to break for 3-1. After half an hour they decided the first sentence for themselves.
In the second round, Mies survived three break opportunities against himself on his own serve, before the point was 2: 2. Pavic and Soares had knocked Colombia’s number one Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah out of the tournament. in the semifinals and also showed a good performance in the final.
An even duel developed without loss of service, until the eleventh game of the second set. With a score of 5: 5, Pavic and Soares led 40: 0, but Krawietz / Mies secured the decisive point by 6: 5 with the second break point during the Brazilian serve. Mies fell to the ground, and for a short time was a nervous game. On the first match point, Mies conceded a foot error, then the duo had to fend off two break balls. But after nearly an hour and a half, Soares hit the net with a backhand, the Krawietz / Mies win.
