Taylor Fritz vs Jan-Lennard Struff Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Munich Open

Prediction published on 20/04/2024, 11:32  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/04/2024 at 12:33 in Tennis Predictions

Taylor Fritz is seeded third and takes on fourth-seed Jan-Lennard Struff in the BMW Open final. It's a massive day for Fritz as this is a clay court tournament and he's never won a title on this surface. The American has already won one tournament this year but that was on a hard court. He's not only chasing his first clay court title, this is his first final on a surface he's not had a great deal of success on. Fritz was ranked 15th when this tournament got underway but is up two places in the live list. He's 15th in the Live ATP Race but can't climb any higher on either list even if he wins this title. The 26-year-old has made it to this final for the loss of only one set to Jack Draper. Saturday's semi-final saw him beat unseeded Cristian Garin in straight sets. He's 1-1 in previous matches against Struff but this is their first meeting on clay. 

Saturday was a busy but successful one for Jan-Lennard Struff. He began the day by completing a straight sets win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. That match had been held over to Saturday due to poor weather. Struff then faced Holger Rune who has won the BMW Open for the past two years. The German ended his title reign with a stunning victory that saw him beat the second seed for the loss of only two games, all in the first set. Struff is in his second BMW Open final having lost to Nikolas Basilashvili three years ago. He's yet to drop a set in this tournament and opened his campaign with a win over Botic van de Zandschulp who has been the runner-up here for the past couple of years. He looks to be in great form and can beat Fritz to win this title.