The German continued his aggressive tactics but to less success in set three, winning 6 of 18 net points, before a dialling back to win 6 of 7 at the net in set four, before Rublev tied up the match a two sets apiece. Heading into the second set, Struff layered his game further by moving to the net more often, winning 10 of 17 net points and holding on to win the tiebreak.
Starting big, Struff hammered his serve down on the clay, winning 22 of 30 points on serve in the first set including 14 of 15 points on first serve, So Struff decided against challenging the Russian that way, opting for a different game plan. Rublev is renowned for his strength from the baseline and is difficult to break down toe-to-toe in that department.
Here’s a look at how the German controlled the big-hitter.Īndrey Rublev fell to the German with a fierce forehand in five sets, 3-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, let’s see how it happened.
Jan-Lennard Struff upset Andrey Rublev at the French Open, but it was no fluke.
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