Jan-Lennard Struff vs Alexander Bublik Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | Second Round
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Expect short points between two heavy hitters in what could end up a five-set thriller on Thursday.
START DATE/TIME: Thursday 30th May 2024, UK – not before 16:10 / US EST – not before 11:10 / US PST – not before 08:10
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
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JAN-LENNARD STRUFF VS ALEXANDER BUBLIK PREDICTION
World number 41 Jan-Lennard Struff set a career-high ATP world ranking of 21st after finishing runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at the Madrid Masters last spring and it took the Spaniard to oust him in the third round there last month, both in three sets. The 34-year-old finally won his maiden ATP title on home clay at the Munich Open before that and it took a comeback from Stefanos Tsitsipas to oust him from the second round in Rome last time out.
A straight-sets opener over Roman Burruchuga further suggests that it should take a quality opponent to stop him in Paris but world number 17 Alexander Bublik can, on his day, be that player on his least effective surface. The unpredictable Kazakh beat Gregoire Barrere in straight sets on Tuesday to avoid a banana skin and he reached the semi-finals in Lyon last week before defeat to eventual champion Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Struff leads their head-to-head 2-1, and 1-0 on clay after winning their first meeting in Budapest back in 2018, but Bublik overcame the German in three tight sets last summer en-route to the Halle Open title. In their most recent clash. Back Struff to earn at least two sets to leave the victor up to chance and consider adding a tiebreak between two tough serves.
JAN-LENNARD STRUFF VS ALEXANDER BUBLIK TIP: JAN-LENNARD STRUFF TO WIN TWO SETS (AND OVER 0.5 TIEBREAKS)