Fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland will take on Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in the semifinal of the 2023 Stuttgart Open on Saturday, June 17. Get the predictions and odds of this Hubert Hurkacz v Jan-Lennard Struff match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Hubert Hurkacz v Jan-Lennard Struff Head to Head
Struff won the only matchup between the two in a Davis Cup match in 2016.
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Hurkacz Powers Past O’Connell
World no. 14 Hubert Hurkacz struck 16 aces and 28 winners as he made quick work of Christopher O’Connell in the quarterfinal of the Stuttgart Open on Friday.
The Polish player did not face a break point in the match, while he converted 2 of 8 to beat the Australian 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 28 minutes.
Hurkacz won 91% points on his first delivery and dropped just 12 points on his serve in the entire match to improve to 16-9 on grass over his career.
The 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist won his only grass court title in Halle last year. He is two away from winning another, this time in Stuttgart.
The fourth seed, who had a first round bye, had survived a second round scare against Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki, He needed two hours and 23 minutes to beat the Japanese 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).
The 2023 Marseille Open champion improved his season record to 21-12 following the two wins. Can the six time champion reach his eighth tour-level final on Saturday?
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Struff Reaches Second Stuttgart Semifinal
World no. 24 Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Richard Gasquet on Friday to reach a second semifinal in Stuttgart.
The German, who had reached this far in 2019, will be aiming to reach his maiden final in Stuttgart.
The 33-year-old, who has not dropped a set this week, needed an hour and 15 minutes to beat Gasquet 6-4, 7-5.
Struff faced just one break point in the match and that was on his very first service game. He saved the break point and then served well for the rest of the match, winning 91% points on his first serve and serving 18 aces during the victory. He had five breaking opportunities in the match and he converted two of them.
Struff, who became the first lucky loser to reach a Masters final when he reached the title clash in Madrid this year, had defeated China’s Zhizen Zhang 6-1, 6-4 in the first round.
He then defeated fifth seed Tommy Paul 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) in the second round.
Following the win, Struff improved his season record to 14-8 on the tour, and 39-15 across levels. In addition to the Madrid final, he also featured in the quarterfinal in Monte-Carlo and made three semifinal appearances at the Challenger level.
Can he reach his first ever final on grass?
Hurkacz v Struff Prediction and Tip
Hurkacz has a better record at the tour level, particularly on grass and he would be banking on his past experience in the semifinal clash. Expect Struff to put up a fight, but Hurkacz should reach the final.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Hurkacz to win: 4/6
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 24.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 Stuttgart Open will be played from June 12 to 18. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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