The German tennis professional Jan-Lennard Struff reached the second round of the Masters in Indian Wells after a feat of strength.
After a very weak first set, the 32-year-old won against Frenchman Quentin Halys 1: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 3. In the second round, the Warsteiner now meets the American Tommy Paul, seeded number 17.
At the 10.1 million US dollar hard court tournament in California, three German men are in the second round.
Oscar Otte had already prevailed before Struff. He next plays against Russian Karen Khachanov. Olympic champion Alexander Zverev had a bye and meets Pedro Cachin from Argentina in the second round.