Halle 2024: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick | Terra Wortmann Open
Match Details
Fixture: (6) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff
Date: June 20, 2024
Tournament: Terra Wortmann Open 2024
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: OWL Arena, Halle, Germany
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Grass
Prize Money: €2,255,655
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff preview
Sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will face home favorite Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round of the 2024 Terra Wortmann Open on Thursday, June 20.
Tsitsipas commenced his quest for a maiden title in Halle against Henri Squire. With both players defending their serves quite well, each set was decided by a tie-break. The Greek outplayed his opponent in both of them to register a 7-6(7), 7-6(2) win.
Struff was drawn against Luciano Darderi in his opener here. Neither player got a whiff of a break point in the first set, which led to a tie-break. The young Italian came out on top to take the set.
The second set also appeared to be headed to a tie-break but Struff averted that at the last moment. He broke Darderi's serve in the final game of the set to claim it and level the proceedings.
Darderi landed the first blow in the third set to go up a break but Struff broke back immediately to level the score. The latter held three match points on the former's serve at 5-4, and wasted all of them.
The set eventually went to a tie-break, in which Struff blew another four match points. Darderi finally got a match point of his own, even though he couldn't close out the match. The German managed to close out the contest on his 10th match point to score a 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (10) comeback win.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff head-to-head
Tsitsipas leads Struff 4-3 in the head-to-head. The Greek won their most recent encounter at the 2024 Italian Open in three sets.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jan-Lennard Struff prediction
Struff endured a rollercoaster of a ride in the first round as he needed ten match points to seal the deal. He won 90 percent of his first serve points and fired 21 aces during the match. Tsitsipas, meanwhile, edged past Squire in two tight sets, and didn't face a single break point throughout the contest.
Tsitsipas and Struff have an intense rivalry, with six of their seven meetings going to a deciding set. Each player has three wins apiece when the match has gone down to a final set. The two have comparable records on grass so far.
Struff's huge serve does give him an edge on grass, though Tsitsipas has been able to counter it effectively from time to time. Given their rivalry, this match could swing either way, though the Greek's results this season make him the favorite to advance further.
Pick: Stefanos Tsitsipas to win in three sets.