Overview
- National champions Lukas Pfretzschner and Sven Winter opened with a 2–0 win over Austria’s Christoph Dressler and Philipp Waller, 21:19, 21:19.
- Paul Henning and Lui Wüst edged Argentina’s Juan Bautista Amieva Tarditti and Maciel Bueno Torres 2–1 after a 31:29 second set and a 19:17 tiebreak.
- Lea Kunst and Melanie Paul won their opener 2–1 after dropping the first set, 11:21, 21:18, 15:11.
- Anna Grüne and Sandra Ittlinger also prevailed in straight sets, with reports differing on whether they faced a Swiss or a French duo.
- Seven German pairs are in the draw, with Olympic silver medalists Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler set to start Saturday at 11:00 MEZ as group play advances top twos and the best thirds directly to the round of 32 while other third-placed teams enter a Lucky-Loser round.