Carlos Alcaraz gets by Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the final in Madrid on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes. This is the second time that the Spaniard wins the tournament defending his 2022 title. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Alcaraz added € 525,265 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 1,105,265 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jan-Lennard Struff Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4vV-6yLN2U
Alcaraz’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:25
At the end of the match, Alcaraz scored 99 points vs. the German’s 96.
Alcaraz
Carlos won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 27% (3/11) of the procured opportunities.
Struff
On the other side, Jan-Lennard had some problems converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Alcaraz and Struff is 2-1 for Carlos.
This was the 10th career title for the Spaniard. (see list of titles and finals). This was Struff’s 2nd final after he lost in Munich 2021 and in Madrid 2023. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Alcaraz took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Jan-Lennard Struff in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, there was more to do for Alcaraz to win the set as the German succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) game. The Spaniard kept his cool to break the German in the 7th (4-3) game before conquering the set (6-4).
Carlos converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Jan-Lennard converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 40-A), the 4th (1-2 0-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 76 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Spaniard won this set even if he scored less points 2 than the German (37-39). Carlos dropped 18 points on serve (22-18). on the other side of the net, Jan-Lennard conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).
Alcaraz conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Jan-Lennard Struff in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break resulted decisive for the German to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
The German was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Carlos was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th game (1-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 67 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Struff won just 3 points more than Alcaraz (35-32). The German surrendered 14 points on serve (24-14). In addition, on the other side, Alcaraz conceded 11 points on serve (18-11).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Spaniard clinched in the 4th game (3-1) before eventually winning the set (6-3).
The Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Jan-Lennard wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A).
They played 52 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Struff (30-22). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (18-4). on the other side of the net, the German conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
