Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz can continue to dream of their first Grand Slam title at the 136th All England Championships. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is among the top four players in the women’s singles.
The Krawietz/Pütz duo, seeded number ten, prevailed on Wednesday (07/12/2023) with a convincing 6:4, 6:3 win against the number 13 seeded combination of Jamie Murray and former Pütz partner Michael Venus (Great Britain /New Zealand) through.
After 80 minutes, the Germans used their third match point on the well-attended Court 2. They now meet the number 15 seeded Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos (Spain/Argentina).
Sabalenka in two sentences
Sabalenka won 6-2, 6-4 against the American Madison Keys and was the first player to reach the semi-finals in the individual competition. The 25-year-old Belarusian, also in the top four in 2021, was not allowed to play in Wimbledon last year because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
The Australian Open winner converted her second match point against Keys after 1:27 hours. In the fight for the final, Sabalenka will face defending champion Jelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan or Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur on Thursday.