Jan-Lennard Struff bests the 2019 runner-up David Goffin 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in New York on Tuesday. Struff will face Novak Djokovic in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

The German won the set after he broke Goffin in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Goffin tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, Struff managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 6-4.

Struff converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). Also, on the other side, Goffin converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 66 points. Struff won 6 points more than David (36-30). Jan-Lennard dropped 11 points on serve (20-11). On the losing side, the Belgian conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).

Goffin got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Struff in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Goffin to win the set because Struff found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Goffin kept his focus to break Jan-Lennard in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

David converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Struff converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (0-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 52 points. Goffin conquered the set after winning 10 more points than Jan-Lennard (31-21). The Belgian lost 9 points on serve (19-9). on the other side of the net, Jan-Lennard conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).

Goffin was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Struff in the 1st game (1-0). However, the German refused to bow to come back to break Goffin in the 2nd (1-1) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Jan-Lennard converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). Also, on the other side, Goffin converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 72 points. Jan-Lennard was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Goffin (40-32

). Struff lost 10 points on serve (18-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Goffin conceded 22 points on serve (22-22).

The German will add to his prize money $ 25,250 after managing to win this match. He has won already $ 98,500 after this win. If he wins the next match, the German will add $ 25,500 to his earnings to earn $ 124,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Struff
Goffin
6-4 3-6 6-4
97
97
Total points
94
94
34
34
Winners
45
45
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
6
6
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
54%
54%
1st in
65%
65%
76%
76%
1st won
64%
64%
34/45
34/45
1st won
45/70
45/70
41%
41%
2nd won
41%
41%
16/39
16/39
2nd won
15/37
15/37
-- Break Points --
5/13
5/13
Total
4/8
4/8
38%
38%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Struff scored 97

points vs. the Belgian’s 94.

Struff served extremely well to win 76% of the points (34/45) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 41% points (16/39) on his second serve. Jan-Lennard struck 12 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The German won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 38% (5/13) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Goffin was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (4/8). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this encounter, the head to head between Struff and Goffin is 2-4 for David.

Highlights Jan-Lennard Struff vs. David Goffin Western & Southern Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Struff will face Djokovic in the quarter.

This will be the 4th time that Jan-Lennard Struff and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Djokovic won 7-65 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Melbourne back in January 2020.

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