Madrid Open 2023 FINAL: Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan Lennard StruffPrediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, and -

In the final of the 2023 Madrid Open World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will clash with World No. 65 Jan Lennard Struff. Alcaraz is defending his 2022 title, and he has looked indomitable this week too. Struff, who was a lucky loser, is showing why Lucky is associated with a loser. He has had a dream run at the Madrid Open. This is Struff’s first-ever final of an ATP Masters’ 1000.

Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan Lennard Struff: Match Details

Tournament: Mutua Madrid Open
Match: Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan Lennard Struff
Date: 7th May 2023
Time: 6:30 p.m. (GMT +2)
Venue: Madrid, Spain
Round: Final
Surface: Claycourt
Prize Money: €1,105265

Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan Lennard Struff: Preview

Carlos Alcaraz turned 20 years old 2 days back. Though still quite young, his talent speaks way beyond his age. He has expanded his skill tool-set by leaps and bounds when you even compare his game from last year. Alcaraz has been training hard with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero and the duo is elevating tennis to another level. Though the young Spaniard missed the Monte Carlo Masters, he was back with a big bang in Barcelona. He swept the tournament with ease and calm without losing a set. Though he dropped the opening set in the first round at Madrid against Emil Ruusuvuori, which shook his chances, he bounced back to reach the final of the Madrid Open without dropping another set.

After Ruusuvuori, he notched up some emphatic straight wins over big names like Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Zverev, and Karen Khachanov. In the semifinal, he eased past Borna Coric in straight sets 6-4,6-3.

Jan Lennard Struff has had a tournament at the Madrid Open that looks straight out of a fiction book. He had lost the Qualifiers to Aslan Karatsev, so in a way, he was not supposed to play even the first round, let alone the finals. Later he beat Aslan Karatsev when it mattered the most, at the semifinal match. He is the first-ever lucky loser to reach a Masters Final. The German’s performance against Stefanos Tsitsipas was clinical. He looked very strong throughout the match and won the match in 3 sets. Struff has the ability to win points when they matter the most, which is how he has been winning at the Madrid Open rounds.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jan Lennard Struff will meet head-to-head only for the third time in their career. Their first meeting was in the French Open 2021, in the round of 32, at which Struff got the better of Carlos Alcaraz. The German defeated the Spaniard on clay in straight sets 6-4, 7-6, 6-2. The World No. 2 Spaniard then exacted revenge on Struff at Wimbledon in 2022. It took a 5-setter for Alcaraz to defeat Struff at the green court 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. Currently, their H2H stands deadlock at 1-1.

Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan Lennard Struff: Prediction

Carlos Alcaraz definitely has an upper hand on Jan Lennard Struff, as he has played impeccably so far in the tournament. He also has the home-turf advantage working out for him but of what we have seen Struff do in the tournament, it’s safe to say Struff is one of the few players who could size up against Carlos Alcaraz. It will be an intense battle for sure. Carlos’s killer drop shots and Struff’s powerful services will make this one a delightful thriller to watch. Struff has come back from being behind in the last 2 matches, so that might be interesting to watch if it happens today. Expect a very tight match on Manolo Santana with Struff pulling off a major upset by beating Alcaraz in his den.

Prediction: Struff to win in 3 sets.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs Jan Lennard Struff: Live Stream Details for Madrid Open

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