Tennis at Wimbledon: man mediates

The two had not trained together before their first round game – and after one match the pairing is history again. Krawietz and Williams lost the grass classic in London 4:6, 4:6 against seventh-seeded Tereza Mihalikova from Slovakia and the British Lloyd Glasspool. It was cool to get to know the mindset of such a champion and superstar, reported Krawietz.

“What does Venus Williams want with Tim Pütz?”

This experience almost didn’t happen for him. The intermediary was Williams’ husband. However, the actor Andrea Preti first wrote to Pütz via Instagram – and surprised people with his request. “I thought to myself, what does Venus Williams want with Tim Pütz?” said the 38-year-old.

He doesn’t know the man at all and has never exchanged a word with him. “I said straight away that I don’t play mixed doubles. But I said, thank you for asking me, I can’t believe I’m saying no, but thank you very much. Then I was proud one evening and the next day Kevin was in the game.” If he lost early in the doubles match with Krawietz, he wanted to be able to play in the Bundesliga.

Will Venus and Serena Williams compete in doubles?

But in doubles, Krawietz and Pütz made it to the round of 16. Venus Williams would like to compete in the doubles competition with her sister Serena Williams. The game is scheduled for Saturday, but was shaky due to a knee injury from Serena Williams’ singles comeback.

In mixed doubles competition, Venus Williams celebrated two Grand Slam titles 28 years ago: in 1998 she won the Australian Open and the French Open with her compatriot Justin Gimelstob. At Wimbledon 20 years ago, the older Williams sister was in the final with the American Bob Bryan.