Jan-Lennard Struff was the only remaining German man in the race for the Wimbledon victory. But in the 3rd round it was also over for him.
Jan-Lennard Struff missed the next German tennis sensation in Wimbledon despite a good appearance. After Laura Siegemund’s round of 16, the 35-year-old had to give up defending champion Carlos Alcaraz from Spain with 1: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 in the third round. The Sauerländer was the last male German tennis professional in Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev had already failed in the first round.
Tophavorit Alcaraz expanded his impressive winning streak this season. The 22-year-old has now won 21 games in a row and wants to get his third Wimbledon title in series.
In previously four duels, Struff was always able to put the Spaniard into trouble and also conquer. On the Center Court, Alcaraz Struff put pressure on early with precise attack tall. At 1: 1, the outsider won two break chances, but did not get a game in the first round, which only lasted 27 minutes.
The 1.93 meter tall giant from Warstein stabilized in his own serve, made the decisive break to 5: 3 and a little later the sentence compensation. Alcaraz seemed as an accused, the secondary second list started to conjure up, showed spectacular volleys and fine praise. But Struff stayed in the game and always brought the weakening favorites into trouble with strong returns. After 2:25 hours, however, Alcaraz was allowed to cheer.
After a weak season with previously just five victories on the ATP tour, Struff can at least take a good feeling with London, but is still waiting for his first Wimbledon round of 16.
Jan-Lennard Struff 1: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 Carlos Alcaraz
4th set, 4: 6 – and without loss of point Alcaraz gets this game, this sentence and also this match. Struff hits the decisive ball into the net. A good game of the German, but Alcaraz was just too strong here today.
4th set, 4: 5 – this fourth sentence is the closest this Friday evening in Wimbledon. And this game to 5: 4 too. The GEUCE score shows five times – and at the fifth there is the point for Alcaraz, which also means that it is now opening to the match.
4th set, 4: 4 – these are really nice rallies at eye level – which speaks for Struff! Once again he is close to breakball, but cannot access because Alcaraz then has the right ideas to conquer Struff.
4th set, 4: 3 – but there is no break for Alcaraz, who only gets one point here. The match has been running for more than two hours. Alcaraz had probably wanted it differently.
4th set, 3: 3 – Struff is now on the handle, while Alcaraz is at least a little pondered. The German also gets the first point, but as a result the top player Struff forces mistakes. But it stays tuned and finds the answer, plays a break ball. It leads to a long rally in which Alcaraz has to play his best tennis to ward off this breakball. With a stop he attracts struff to the net and prevails there. Then the Spaniard gets the game.
4th set, 3: 2 – the German does not give up here, is now also lucky with scarce blows, so that Alcaraz looks questioningly towards the Serbian referee.
4th set, 2: 2 – Struff demands a lot from Alcaraz, who sometimes has to try crazy tries. Several rallies go to the Germans, at 40:40 at 40:40, Alcaraz is lucky that a ball of him just touches the line. And in the end, the Spaniard also gets the determining point.