Jan-Lennard Struff had to wait ten days to get his own back on Aslan Karatsev at the Mutua Madrid Open and his victory today has earned him a place in the grand finale against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The German mounted a comeback in Friday\u2019s night session in the Manolo Santana Stadium for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Karatsev, who came through qualifying with a win over the German. Struff, who was added into the main draw as a lucky loser after a last-minute withdrawal, has made the most of his golden opportunity in the Caja M\u00e1gica.<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that the German started stronger, with a break in game four (3-1), Karatsev\u2019s reaction earned him four straight games to turn the set around and eventually make it his own (4-6) on the basis of 83% of points won on his first serve and three break points converted of the five he created.<\/p>\n
In the second set Struff bounced back and managed to break his opponent\u2019s serve in the second game, then convert his advantage in the next (3-0). From there, the world No. 65 served out a set (6-3) in which he committed far fewer unforced errors than Karatsev (6-11) and served up fifteen aces.<\/p>\n
The Warstein-born player continued to stamp his authority on the match with his powerful serve, which reached speeds exceeding 220km\/h, to break Karatsev\u2019s serve in the fifth game of the third set (3-2). He then held on to his lead until he had sealed the deal (6-4) in two hours and 18 minutes.<\/p>\n
The result means Struff becomes the first lucky loser ever to reach the final of a Masters 1000 event. However, this year, South Korean player Soonwoo Kwon achieved the feat at the ATP 250 in Adelaide. He will now meet Alcaraz in a bid to claim his first ever ATP title, having lost the final in Munich (2021). The German\u2019s head to head with the Spaniard is currently level (1-1) after beating him in the third round of Roland Garros (2021) and losing to him in his opener at Wimbledon (2022).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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