ATP Stuttgart: Struff wins comeback, Otte beats Altmaier
Jan-Lennard Struff and Oscar Otte were able to celebrate victories at the ATP 250 tournament in Stuttgart on Monday.
by SID
last edit: Jun 06, 2022, 04:43 pm
Jan-Lennard Struff has successfully returned to the start of the grass season after a week-long injury break. The 32-year-old from Warstein won in the first round of the ATP tournament in Stuttgart after defending two match balls in a thriller against Marcos Giron (USA) 7: 5, 5: 7, 7: 6 (8) and now either scores Lorenzo Sonego (Italy/No. 6) or Benoit Paire (France).
Oscar Otte is also in the round of 16. The man from Cologne prevailed in the German duel with Daniel Altmaier (Kempen) 7: 6 (2), 7: 6 (4). In the next round, Otte will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who is fourth.
Struff broke a toe in Miami at the end of March. He missed the entire clay-court season, including the highlight at the French Open, which ended on Sunday with Rafael Nadal's memorable 14th title. Until the start in Wimbledon (from June 27th), Struff's aim is to collect as much match practice as possible.
The men play in Stuttgart this week, the women in Nottingham. A combined ATP/WTA tournament will also take place in 's-Hertogenbosch. The most prominent players have reported for the Stuttgart Weissenhof. Among others, world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) and two-time Wimbledon winner Andy Murray (Great Britain) are at the start.
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