The last German man is out
Struff wrestles defending champion Alcaraz in Wimbledon a sentence
04.07.2025, 9:10 p.m.
The hurdle was too high. Warsteiner Jan-Lennard Struff says goodbye from Wimbledon. Before that, however, he gives the Spanish defending champion Carlos Alcaraz one or the other task. The Spaniard wiggles in the fourth set, but late he gets the decisive break. Struff goes with applause.
Jan-Lennard Struff missed the next German tennis sensation in Wimbledon despite a good appearance. After Laura Siegemund’s round of 16, the 35-year-old had to give up defending champion Carlos Alcaraz from Spain with 1: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 in the third round. The Sauerländer was the last male German tennis professional in Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev had already failed in the first round. Tophavorit Alcaraz expanded his impressive winning streak this season. The 22-year-old has now won 21 games in a row and wants to get his third Wimbledon title in series.
In previously four duels, Struff was always able to put the Spaniard into trouble and also conquer. On the Center Court, Alcaraz Struff put pressure on early with precise attack tall. At 1: 1, the outsider won two break chances, but did not get a game in the first round, which only lasted 27 minutes. Struff had already played in the largest place in the legendary All England Club in 2018 and lost to the record winner Roger Federer from Switzerland in three rounds. Now he was granted a set win.
The 1.93 meter tall giant from Warstein stabilized in his own serve, made the decisive break to 5: 3 and a little later the sentence compensation. Alcaraz seemed as an accused, the secondary second list started to conjure up, showed spectacular volleys and fine praise. But Struff stayed in the game and always brought the weakening favorites into trouble with strong returns. After 2:25 hours, however, Alcaraz was allowed to cheer.
After a weak season with previously just five victories on the ATP tour, Struff can at least take a good feeling with London, but is still waiting for his first Wimbledon round of 16.
