Struff jokes about his record before facing Djokovic in Basel
Jan-Lennard Struff, 36 and ranked 47th, faces Novak Djokovic on Thursday at 14h at the Basel ATP 500, still chasing a first win over the Serb at the ninth attempt. Djokovic, 39, is 11th in the race to Turin and 319 points behind Jódar.
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Jan-Lennard Struff terá um velho conhecido pela frente. Nesta quinta-feira, às 14h (de Brasília) ou depois, o alemão de 36 anos encara Novak Djokovic nas oitavas do ATP 500 de Basileia, na nona tentativa de vencer o sérvio pela primeira vez.
“Ele é o maior de todos os tempos, então é muito bom ter a oportunidade de enfrentá-lo. Meu retrospecto contra Novak não é dos melhores. Mas quem tem um bom retrospecto contra ele? Será um prazer jogar essa partida”, disse à ATP, antes mesmo de o sérvio confirmar a vaga.
Atual 47º do ranking, ele vem de um vice-campeonato em Bruxelas — a primeira final dele no circuito desde 2024. Na quarta-feira, superou o conterrâneo Yannick Hanfmann com 6/4 e 6/3, somou a quinta vitória nos últimos seis jogos e já garantiu neste ano suas primeiras quartas de Grand Slam, em Wimbledon.
Djokovic, por sua vez, precisou de três sets para passar pelo francês Ugo Humbert na estreia e elogiou o próximo rival, reconhecendo que precisa jogar melhor.
“Ele vem jogando muito bem ultimamente. Sempre foi um adversário difícil em qualquer piso. É muito alto, tem um dos maiores saques do circuito e gosta de avançar à rede. É um jogador extremamente agressivo. Vou precisar começar melhor do que comecei hoje”, avaliou.
Aos 39 anos, o sérvio persegue uma vaga no ATP Finals de Turim. Hoje 11º na corrida da temporada, ele está 319 pontos atrás do espanhol Rafael Jódar, nono colocado e dono, neste momento, da última vaga. Djokovic tentaria disputar o Finals pela 19ª vez.
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