After the end of Alexander Zverev, Jan-Lennard Struff is the last male German tennis player at the classic lawn. The world ranking runnership Carlos Alcaraz turned out to be one number too big. The Spanish defending champion wasted only once.
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.
Fourth defeat in the fifth duel against Alcaraz
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.
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