🎾 ATP Madrid: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff – Match Preview
🧠 Form & Context
🇬🇷 Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Clay Season Struggles: Lost valuable QF points in Monte Carlo (where he was defending champion) and retired injured during his Barcelona QF match against Arthur Fils.
- Ranking Slip: Falls to No. 16 in the ATP rankings, his first time outside the top 10 since 2019.
- Madrid Pedigree: Strong record at the Caja Mágica—finalist in 2019 and quarterfinalist in 2022 and 2023.
- Fitness Watch: Retirement last week raises serious questions about his durability for physically demanding clay matches.
🇩🇪 Jan-Lennard Struff
- Madrid Specialist: Made a magical run to the 2023 Madrid final as a lucky loser, including a QF win over Tsitsipas, and pushed Alcaraz to the brink in the final.
- Struggles in 2025: Holds a disappointing 4–11 record this season, including a crushing R1 loss in Munich where he was bageled.
- Small Recovery: Scored a gritty three-set win over Botic van de Zandschulp in R1 here—his first victory in over a month.
- Altitude Advantage: Madrid’s faster conditions at altitude complement his aggressive style and big serve.
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