Jan Lennard Struff made history at the 2023 Madrid Open by surpassing long-standing records at Atp Masters 1000 events.
In 2004, Thomas Johansson reached semifinals of the Atp 1000 event in Toronto as a lucky loser and 12 years later, Lucas Pouille did the same thing in Rome. However, no player ever reached the final of an Atp 1000 tournament as a lucky loser, until Jan Lennard Struff.
After having a great week in Monte Carlo, the German lost already in the first round at his home event in Munich and quickly moved to the Spanish capital. Due to insufficient ranking, Struff had to play qualifying, as he only narrowly missed out on the main draw spot, as the first seed in the qualifying.
In the first round, he defeated Italian Luca Nardi, but his final opponent in the qualifying was very dangerous Aslan Karatsev, who reached 14th place in the Atp Rankings in the past.
In 2004, Thomas Johansson reached semifinals of the Atp 1000 event in Toronto as a lucky loser and 12 years later, Lucas Pouille did the same thing in Rome. However, no player ever reached the final of an Atp 1000 tournament as a lucky loser, until Jan Lennard Struff.
After having a great week in Monte Carlo, the German lost already in the first round at his home event in Munich and quickly moved to the Spanish capital. Due to insufficient ranking, Struff had to play qualifying, as he only narrowly missed out on the main draw spot, as the first seed in the qualifying.
In the first round, he defeated Italian Luca Nardi, but his final opponent in the qualifying was very dangerous Aslan Karatsev, who reached 14th place in the Atp Rankings in the past.
- 5/7/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Madrid, May 5 (Ians) Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff looked down and out when he lost in the final round of the qualifying for the Mutua Madrid Open last week. However, after getting another chance as a lucky loser, the German appears to be making the most of the opportunity as he stormed into his first Atp Masters 1000 semifinal.
The lucky loser upset fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3 on Thursday night to reach the last four stage at the Caja Magica. The German will next face Aslan Karatsev, who ousted him in qualifying.
Struff is the third lucky loser to advance to the semifinals of a Masters 1000 event, joining Thomas Johansson (2004 Toronto) and Lucas Pouille (2016 Rome). He has now split six Atp head-to-head matches with Tsitsipas and is two victories from hoisting his first Atp Tour trophy.
It is the high point of a strong comeback for the 33-year-old. Earlier this year,...
The lucky loser upset fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3 on Thursday night to reach the last four stage at the Caja Magica. The German will next face Aslan Karatsev, who ousted him in qualifying.
Struff is the third lucky loser to advance to the semifinals of a Masters 1000 event, joining Thomas Johansson (2004 Toronto) and Lucas Pouille (2016 Rome). He has now split six Atp head-to-head matches with Tsitsipas and is two victories from hoisting his first Atp Tour trophy.
It is the high point of a strong comeback for the 33-year-old. Earlier this year,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff shocked Stefanos Tsitsipas, securing a spot in the 2023 Madrid Open semi-finals, marking a remarkable comeback.
The 33-year-old German, who initially lost in the final round of qualifying, has now earned a spot in his first-ever Atp Masters 1000 semi-final. Struff, a lucky loser, met with the fourth-seeded Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals after both players had a difficult journey to those stages.
Before, they met five times on the Atp Tour, with the Greek winning three matches and Struff triumphing in two of those. He wanted to follow up on two of those previous wins at La Caja Magica as he previously managed to beat Ben Shelton and Dusan Lajovic in the Spanish capital.
In the first set, the fourth seed was the first player who had a set point, but the set eventually reached a tie-break and it was the lucky loser who played it better, winning...
The 33-year-old German, who initially lost in the final round of qualifying, has now earned a spot in his first-ever Atp Masters 1000 semi-final. Struff, a lucky loser, met with the fourth-seeded Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals after both players had a difficult journey to those stages.
Before, they met five times on the Atp Tour, with the Greek winning three matches and Struff triumphing in two of those. He wanted to follow up on two of those previous wins at La Caja Magica as he previously managed to beat Ben Shelton and Dusan Lajovic in the Spanish capital.
In the first set, the fourth seed was the first player who had a set point, but the set eventually reached a tie-break and it was the lucky loser who played it better, winning...
- 5/4/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Miami (USA), March 30 (Ians) For the first time in 10 years, Sorana Cirstea will play in the semifinals of a Wta 1000 event after the unseeded Romanian upset No.2 seed and reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals at the Miami Open, here.
In their first career meeting, Cirstea beat Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 in the last eight on Wednesday night to move into the penultimate round of a tournament of this size for the first time since finishing runner-up to Serena Williams in Toronto in 2013.
It’s been a resurgent tournament for 32-year-old Cirstea in more ways than one, as she hasn’t dropped a set in five victories. She’s also beaten No.5 seed Caroline Garcia this week and former Top 20 players Karolina Muchova and Marketa Vondrousova.
She took the next step in her second quarterfinal in this Sunshine Double: The 85-minute win over Sabalenka was her first victory...
In their first career meeting, Cirstea beat Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 in the last eight on Wednesday night to move into the penultimate round of a tournament of this size for the first time since finishing runner-up to Serena Williams in Toronto in 2013.
It’s been a resurgent tournament for 32-year-old Cirstea in more ways than one, as she hasn’t dropped a set in five victories. She’s also beaten No.5 seed Caroline Garcia this week and former Top 20 players Karolina Muchova and Marketa Vondrousova.
She took the next step in her second quarterfinal in this Sunshine Double: The 85-minute win over Sabalenka was her first victory...
- 3/30/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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