Third seed Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany will meet Chile’s Cristian Garin in the second round of the 2023 Zhuhai Championships on Friday, September 22. Get the predictions and odds of this Jan-Lennard Struff v Cristian Garin match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jan-Lennard Struff v Cristian Garin Head to Head
Garin won their only meeting in Davis Cup in 2019.
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Struff Returns from Hip Injury
Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff is returning to action after recovering from a hip injury that sidelined him for almost three months.
Struff last played in the Halle Open, where he went down in the second round.
The 33-year-old was in stunning form just before getting injured. He reached a first quarterfinal at the Monte-Carlo Masters and reached a maiden ATP 1000 final in Madrid, where he finished runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz.
He also reached the final in Stuttgart and thanks to those performances he made significant gains in the rankings, jumping from no. 150 at the start of the season to a career-high of no. 21 in June.
Currently ranked no. 23, Struff is 16-10 at the tour level and 41-17 across levels. Can he make a winning return in Zhuhai?
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Garin Rallies Past Zhou
Cristian Garin fought back from a set down to beat 18-year-old local hope Yi Zhou in the first round of the Zhuhai Championships on Thursday.
The world no. 102 Garin won 88% points on the back of his first serve; saved 7 of 9 break points and converted 4 of 6 to beat the world no. 903, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and 23 minutes.
Garin improved to 19-15 at the tour level and 35-20 overall this year. This is the first time since the Hamburg Open that he has reached the second round in the tournament.
He has not won consecutive main draw matches at the tour level since the Rome Masters in May.
A five-time tour level champion, the former no. 17 has displayed good form in ATP 1000 tournaments this year, but has not been able to maintain consistency in other tournaments. Can he build on the start he got in the first round?
Struff v Garin Prediction and Tip
Struff will be rusty and may find it difficult to immediately get into a rhythm. Garin, meanwhile, has been struggling recently. So it’s an interesting match-up and may go the distance. Struff was in brilliant form before the injury and will look to draw inspiration from that successful phase. Expect him to edge past the Chilean.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Struff to win: 5/6 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 24.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
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