ATP Masters Monte Carlo: Jan-Lennard Struff sensationally defeats Casper Ruud in two sets
The world number 100. Jan-Lennard Struff is already in the quarter-finals after a strong 6: 1, 7: 6 (6) win over Casper Ruud, who was seeded three, at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo.
by Stefan Bergmann
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Apr 13, 2023, 01:08 pm
Jan-Lennard Struff is on fire! The German showed a sensational performance in the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 clay court event in Monte Carlo and gave Casper Ruud, fourth in the world rankings, no chance. The 32-year-old clearly won 6:1, 7:6 (6) after xx minutes of play. The current number 100 in the ATP ranking now meets the winner of the game Andrey Rublev against Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals.
And the Warsteiner could have ended his working day even earlier on the Court des Princes, thanks to his powerful game he was already leading 5:2 in the second half, but just at this point he was beginning to lose his self-image in his own service. The Norwegian took advantage of Struff's phase of weakness and then equalized both to five, only to be confronted again with two breakballs, which he managed to fend off with some effort.
"Get a little nervous at the end"
A few moments later the quick decision: Struff soon led with a mini break, still allowing the equalizer, but at the decisive moment at 5: 5 the German made the decisive point with a strong return. Struff is in the last eight of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the second time in his career.
"I played very aggressively and well from the start, but towards the end I got a little nervous. I'm very happy that I finally found my focus again," said the North Rhine-Westphalian in the subsequent on-court interview . In addition, Germany's number one Alexander Zverev is still in action today - the Hamburg player challenges Rainier III in the fourth game after 11:00 a.m. (CEST) on Center Court. the Russian Daniil Medvedev.