Jan-Lennard Struff is relishing his bid for a first ATP title following his 'incredible journey' at the Madrid Open which has seen the German become the first lucky loser to reach the final of a Masters 1000 event.Struff claimed a 4-6 6-3 6-4 semi-final victory over Russia's Aslan Karatsev on Friday, days
Jan-Lennard Struff is relishing his bid for a first ATP title following his"incredible journey" at the Madrid Open which has seen the German become the first lucky loser to reach the final of a Masters 1000 event.
Despite his defeat in the qualifier, Struff was added to the main draw after a late withdrawal and has since enjoyed a fine run, ousting world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-final." was very happy that I got chosen for Lucky Loser, that I had been drawn two out of three. This is just a crazy story, I would say. I couldn't have imagined this ...
On Sunday, Struff will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Borna Coric 6-4 6-3 on his 20th birthday. "We played in Roland Garros when he was 18. For a young player like him, he changed so much in this time. When we see what he achieved in this last two years, it's just amazing," Struff said.
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