Historic Triumph: Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies, get the first Grand Slam title of a German double of for 82 years. “Our dream has come true”, cheer the winners and are speechless.
Kevin Krawietz (article image on the left) and Andreas Mies have surprisingly won the doubles title at the French Open in Paris. The Duo from Coburg and Köln prevailed in the final against the Frenchman Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin with 6:2, 7:6 (7:3) . For the biggest success so far in their tennis career, a prize conceded by the double specialists together money from 580.000 euros.
“Yesterday, I thought about a victory speech, now everything is gone. I can’t find the words,” said Krawietz. Mies said: “Our dream has come true. Last year, we have tournaments for Challenger started and now in a Grand Slam win – that’s incredible.” He thanked the travelling family and the small German group of supporters: “you guys are absolute madness!”
First ATP tournament in February
Krawietz (27) and Mies (28) only play together for one and a half years. Together, they have won six titles on the secondary Challenger Tour in February in New York for the first Time a tournament on the ATP Tour. Once you had a Grand Slam denied in the previous year, they reached the at Wimbledon in the third round.
The loser Jeremy Chardy (right) and Fabrice Martin together:
After Gottfried von Cramm/Henner Henkel, which merged in 1937 in Paris and at the US Open triumph, are Krawietz and Mies only the second German men’s doubles, winning a Grand Slam tournament. Philipp Petzschner had brought with the Austrian Jürgen Melzer 2010 Wimbledon and 2011 US Open title. Michael Stich won on the side of the US-American John McEnroe in 1992 at Wimbledon.
jj/hk (dpa, sid)