Surprisingly, tennis talent Justin Engel from Nuremberg defeated Jan Lennard Struff at the ATP tournament in Hamburg. The 17-year-old beat the favorite and former Munich winner in two sets.
Tennis talent Justin Engel caused a fist-thick surprise at the ATP tournament at the Hamburg Rothenbaum. The Nuremberg, as an outsider, won 7: 6 (7: 4), 7: 6 (7: 4) in the round-up duel and thus celebrated his second victory on the ATP tour. “Incredible, everything worked out today,” said the 17-year-old after the match. “I have to come down first. I can’t really believe it yet.”
As a wage, a real top-class player is waiting for the hope of the German Tennis Federation (DTB): it is in the round of 16 against the world ranking-17. Andrej Rublew from Russia. Angel is the second German, who mastered his prelude in the Hanseatic city, after the top seeded Hamburger Alexander Zverev.
Hard fight between angel and cabbage writer
The highly ambitious angel and struff, who was supervised by ex-professional Philipp Kohlschreiber, fought a tight duel right from the start. Both played aggressively from the baseline – angels never hid themselves and also showed a confident body language. Struff, who experiences a weak season, did not radiate the expected sovereignty.
In addition to angels who had received a wildcard of the organizer, another 17-year-old had started in the main field in Diego Dedura. The Berliner lost to the Italian Luciano Darderi 1: 6, 4: 6.
Source: BR24Sport in radio 19.05.2025 – 7:54 p.m.
