Jan-Lennard Struff snapped a four-match losing streak on Monday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, where he defeated American Christopher Eubanks 7-6(7), 6-4 to reach the second round at the ATP 500 event.
The big-serving German saved one set point in the first-set tie-break at 6/7 before he won 88 per cent (15/17) of points behind his first serve in the second set to earn his first Top 50 hard-court win of the season after one hour and 36 minutes.
Struff, who is making his second appearance in Basel, will next play fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz or Serbian Dusan Lajovic. The World No. 27 Struff has enjoyed standout results on clay and grass this year, advancing to the title match in Madrid as a lucky loser before reaching the final in Stuttgart. He holds a 4-6 record on hard courts in 2023.
Rock solid Struff 🧗♂️👊@Struffitennis claims his first Top 50 hard court win of 2023 by defeating Eubanks 7-6(7), 6-4#SwissIndoorsBasel pic.twitter.com/PWNlHfspgt
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In other action, Sebastian Baez clawed past Christopher O’Connell 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3 to improve to 2-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series. The Argentine Baez captured his first title on hard courts in Winston-Salem in August.
The 22-year-old will next meet top seed Holger Rune or Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. Rune is currently eighth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin and will seek a deep run in Basel to boost his Nitto ATP Finals qualification hopes.
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