Michael Venus (NZL) and Yuki Bhambri (IND) v [1] Kevin Krawietz (GER) and Tim Puetz (GER)

Top seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz were coming off a victory in the Monte Carlo Masters last weekend, but Michael Venus and Yuki Bhambri had actually beaten them the only time they previously met, in last year’s US Open.  On a cool day in Munich, where the temperature struggled to stay at 12 degrees…