Carlos Alcaraz continued the journey to protect the title of Wimbledon with a hard victory over the German player Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round. Despite the score 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in favor of the Spanish tennis player seemed easy, the match at the central yard was tense and many times seemed to be unexpected.
This is the fifth time Alcaraz and Struff encountered, and the fourth consecutive victory for the Spanish tennis player. Earlier, Struff has beaten Alcaraz at Roland Garros, but since then, “Carlitos” has been constantly improving and is currently the leading candidate for the Wimbledon 2025 championship.
Alcaraz started strongly, winning the first set quickly after only 27 minutes. However, Struff is not easy to surrender. The veteran German tennis player in Set Hai, taking advantage of Alcaraz's unstable in the first serve to win the break and level the match score.
The match became balanced and stressed. Struff continuously hit the net and won many important points with strong serve. However, the bravery of the player three times the Grand Slam champion has spoken in time. Alcaraz broke the game at the beginning of the three set, keeping the advantage until closed the set with a score of 6-3.
The drama continues to push up in Set four, when Struff has the opportunity to surpass 4-2 but miss important break-point. Shortly thereafter, Alcaraz took advantage of the opponent's mistake, especially the two deadly double serve errors of Struff, to win the decisive break. The Spaniard ended the match after more than three hours, extending the 21 unbeaten series in Wimbledon.
With this victory, Alcaraz continuously reached the fourth round of Wimbledon, becoming the Seventh Spanish player in the opening era achieved this proud achievement.
His next opponent will be Andrey Rubleev – the Russian player possesses a strong and uncomfortable gameplay on the pitch. The match between the top two top players promises to be the focus in the 4th round of Wimbledon this year.