Djokovic punishes Struff’s mistakes mercilessly

Last German at US Open out

Djokovic punishes Struff’s mistakes mercilessly

Jan-Lennard Struff had imagined it differently. In his biggest match at the US Open, he remains without chance. Novak Djokovic punishes German mistakes.

Jan-Lennard Struff struggled in the mighty Arthur Ashe Stadium, Edelfan Mats Hummels fired from the box-but it wasn’t enough. The surprise man clearly missed the sensation against Grand Slam record winner Novak Djokovic at the US Open. After a one -sided game, Struff had to give up in the round of 16 with 3: 6, 3: 6, 2: 6.

“I am very satisfied with the performance,” said Djokovic, who, after a strong performance, converted his second match ball after only 1:49 hours: “It helps if you open well. I surpassed one of the players with most asses in the tournament during service.”

After the surprisingly early failure of Alexander Zverev, the last remaining German tennis professional was eliminated at the tournament in New York. Djokovic (38), on the other hand, continues to chase the 25th Major title and now meets the American Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals, which he reached for the 14th time in New York.

For Struff, who revealed big problems with his surcharge, it did not work with a victory over the Serbs even on the eighth attempt, but after a previously outstanding tournament, the qualified tournament starts home with $ 400,000 prize money. On his way to the round of 16, he had eliminated the Danes Holger Rune and the half -finalists Frances Tiafoe last year.

Shortly after 7 p.m. local time, Struff entered one of the biggest matches in his career – the court – with a grim smile on his face and highly concentrated. “The body feels good, I’m ready for the match,” he said, but at the beginning there wasn’t much.

The determined Djokovic punished fruffs mercilessly defined mistakes and quickly pulled it to 4: 0. The German finally registered with a break in the game-also to the delight of ex-international Hummels, who applauded in the box-but the first set was gone shortly afterwards.

Because, unlike the surprise victories against Rune and Tiafoe, the somewhat intimidated, Djokovic got a foot into the door again. The overall weak quota with the first surcharge and a double error at the wrong time struff cost the second set. After 75 minutes he stood with his back to the wall and no longer recovered from it.