Krawietz/Mies separate: The end of a German tennis fairy tale

Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies are the most successful German tennis duo in recent history, the two surprisingly won the French Open twice.

Krawietz/Mies separate: The end of a German tennis fairy tale

Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies are the most successful German tennis duo in recent history, the two surprisingly won the French Open twice. But now they are both going their separate ways - and hope not to see each other too often in the future. At least sporty.

The successful German tennis doubles Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies will go their separate ways in the future. One day after the lost semi-finals at the Masters tournament in Paris and the associated missing of the ATP finals in Turin, 32-year-old Mies and his partner, who was two years younger, announced their separation on Sunday. "After 4 unforgettable years, the time has come to start a new chapter," Mies wrote on Instagram. In the new year he will start in Australia with John Peers (Australia), Krawietz has decided to continue on this path with Tim Pütz (Frankfurt/Main).

"Our journey is coming to an end this year. It's hard to put into words what happened," Kevin Krawietz also wrote on Instagram. The decision was his, said Krawietz. "I had the feeling that I needed a new impetus," explained Krawietz, for whom the decision was "very difficult". "It was a bit like breaking up, not a nice feeling."

Krawietz/Mies won the French Open in 2019 and 2020. As little boys, both would have dreamed of turning the match point and lifting a big trophy. "The fact that it will be this one from @rolandgarros and that twice in a row exceeded our imagination," wrote Mies. This year, the doubles were eliminated early in the Grand Slam tournaments in Australia (round of 16), the French Open (1st round) and the US Open (2nd round) and had only reached the quarterfinals in Wimbledon.

"We helped each other to achieve (almost) all dreams and goals, celebrating victories together and processing defeats," Mies wrote. Since the first joint tournament in 2017, "a successful partnership and even more important: an intimate friendship" has emerged. "What we have achieved together, no one can take away from us." And Krawietz said goodbye: "Good luck bro in your next season and I hope for not too many encounters, if only in the final."

In the Davis Cup, Krawietz and Pütz are already playing very successfully together: in the group phase in September in Hamburg, the two won all three of their games and ensured the decisive 2-1 against France, Belgium and Australia - and thus secured the German team the participation in the final round. The duo will also be back together in the quarterfinals against Canada on November 24th in Malaga. In their eight matches together for Germany, Krawietz/Pütz remained undefeated.

Together with Pütz, Krawietz has now set himself the goal of further Grand Slam titles: "Of course I trust that we can win Grand Slams. Otherwise I would not have made the decision," said Krawietz on Tuesday in an online press conference . "I believe we can become one of the best teams," said the 30-year-old. Although Hesse Pütz is number eight in the double world rankings, he is still waiting for a Grand Slam success.