The winning streak is over, the ranking is going downhill, but Jan-Lennard Struff didn’t let the exit in Madrid ruin his mood.
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last edited: May 1, 2024, 3:06 p.m
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Carlos Alcaraz and Jan-Lennard Struff after their fantastic match on Tuesday in Madrid
“Of course it’s a shame that I’m losing a few places, but overall I’m very positive,” said the Warstein tennis professional on Sky. Struff quickly put the defeat behind him after a strong comeback against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
“It was a tough fight, in the end only one or two points decided,” said the 34-year-old after the three-hour thriller in the “Magic Cube” in the Spanish capital. Struff was behind several times, fought his way back, fended off four match points and had the quarter-finals in sight. But he was denied a happy ending and his seventh win in a row.
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He loses 500 points on Monday, which means he loses around 20 places in the ranking. The seeding for the French Open (May 26th to June 9th) is in danger, but Struff sees the bigger picture. Last year, after the completely surprising final in Madrid, he was stopped by a hip injury and was out for months. His place in the top 50 makes him “very happy” today, he said.
And the next chance to climb in the ranking is already waiting next week. Struff has no points to defend at the Masters in Rome. In addition, the form is right, he had Wimbledon winner Alcaraz on the verge of defeat, after his debut title in Munich, Struff also proved in Madrid that he can achieve extraordinary things.
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