“I’d rather be in the doubles final, that’s no secret, but of course I’m happy anyway,” explained Pütz. In men’s doubles, the 35-year-old from Frankfurt was over in the quarterfinals alongside Kevin Krawietz. So now he still has a chance for the title (from 12:00 p.m. in the live ticker) and that, although he has not known his partner for two weeks.
“We didn’t know each other at all, we happened to meet at the ‘sign in’,” said Pütz and also reported on the strange communication problems with his Japanese partner, who hardly speaks English. “We actually communicate very little,” said Pütz with a laugh and admitted: “Well, in a week and a half we haven’t discussed anything like position play or running routes.”
Puetz’ mixed partner Kato made headlines on Sunday: following accidentally hitting a ball girl in a women’s doubles match, she and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi, who curiously defeated her in mixed, were disqualified.
Semi-finals: Pütz/Kato on course for the title in mixed – highlights
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