Jan-Lennard Struff vs Tommy Paul Prediction & Betting Tips - Stuttgart, Germany

Prediction published on 15/06/2023, 03:10  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Fifth seed Tommy Paul and unseeded Jan-Lennard Struff meet on Thursday in the second round at the Stuttgart Open. Advancing from this tie will set up a quarterfinal clash against either top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or unseeded Richard Gasquet. Tommy Paul secured a straight-sets victory over Benjamin Bonzi in the first round. The match was his first on grass this season and saw him take his win tally to 21 in 33 matches played. The American started the week ranked 15th in the live ranking which is a new career high for him. He is not as strong on grass as he is on hard courts or clay. However, having defeated Struff in all their four meetings, he will be confident of a win here. These two have played each other twice already this year with both matches ending in straight-set wins for Paul.

Jan-Lennard Struff is having a good campaign and has so far posted a record of 37 wins and 15 losses. He enjoyed the clay court campaign where 14 of his wins came as well as his first final of the year. The German shocked many by advancing to the final at the Madrid Open as a lucky loser. This historic feat saw him move into the top 30 for the first time in his career and is now currently ranked number 21 in the live ranking. Struff is not a strong performer on grass, currently on a losing record there since making his debut in 2010. However, after a dominant display against Zhang Zhizhen in the first round, he will fancy his chances against Paul. Struff defeated Zhang in under an hour and lost just five games in the contest.