Over the last games Zhang Z / Zhou Y holds victories - 3, losses - 1. Krawietz K / Puetz T on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 4, losses - 1. Based on the games played we can assume that Krawietz K / Puetz T currently is in better form, in comparison to Zhang Z / Zhou Y.
Zhang Z / Zhou Y: Frantzen / Haase – (Win 2:1), Arends S / Pel D – (Loss 2:0), Schnaitter J / Wallner M – (Win 2:1), Borges N / Cabral F – (Win 2:1).
Krawietz K / Puetz T: Stevens B / van de Zandschulp B – (Win 1:2), Mektic N / Pavic M – (Win 2:0), Harrison C / Skupski N – (Loss 2:0), Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury – (Win 2:0), Marcelo Arevalo / Mate Pavic – (Win 2:1).Both opponents have moved to the round_of_16 while defeating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as China, Shanghai, Hard, Doubles every game is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.