ATP Munich 2021: Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Krajinović– Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for BMW Open

ATP Munich 2021: Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Krajinović– Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for BMW Open

Jan-Lennard Struff and Filip Krajinović

Jan-Lennard Struff will take on Filip Krajinović in the Quarter-finals of the ATP Munich Open 2021. Struff is currently the World no.44 on the ATP rankings and Krajinović is the World no.36.  

Match Details:

  • Tournament: BMW Open 2021
  • Date: 30th April 2021
  • Fixture: Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Krajinović
  • Round: Quarterfinal
  • Venue: Munich, Germany
  • Surface: Clay Court
  • Prize Money: €8,200

Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Krajinović: Match Preview 

Jan-Lennard Struff
Jan-Lennard Struff

Struff the local lad has had a tournament to remember so far. In the first round he beat Slovakia’s Andrej Martin in straight sets. Struff won 6-4 6-3 against the qualifier. In the second round he overcame compatriot and an accomplished player Dominik Koepfer in three sets.

Struff won this match in three sets again. The first two sets were very tight, Struff won the first one 7-6, then lost the second one 6-7. But in the third, Struff secured back to back breaks to win the set and the match 7-6 6-7 6-2.

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His opponent in the Quarter-finals is Filip Krajinović. Krajinović came into this tournament on the back of a Quarter-final finish in the Serbia Open. In the Quarters he lost to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets 6-4 6-4. In this tournament so far, he had a bye in the first round, and got a walkover victory over Yannick Hanfmann in the second. 

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Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Krajinović: Head-to-Head

Filip Krajinović
Filip Krajinović

The two players have met once on the tour before. It was in Hamburg in 2014, on clay, a match that Krajinović won in three sets 1-6 7-5 6-2. So he leads the head to head 1-0. 

Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Krajinović: Prediction

Jan-Lennard Struff
Jan-Lennard Struff

The two men have very similar attacking styles of play. They attack from the baseline and are aggressive in rallies. They are very close in terms of their ranking too, but Stuff is a better player on clay. Also the fact that Struff has already played two matches at this venue and Krajinović has played none, will work in his favor. This will be an entertaining match of tennis, and Struff is expected to win it. 

Match Prediction: Jan-Lennard Struff will beat Filip Krajinović in three sets. 

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