ATP Wimbledon – 1st Round
Jan-Lennard Struff vs Filip Misolic
🧠 Form & Context
- Jan-Lennard Struff
📉 2–14 in last 16 matches; winless since Stuttgart R1 over Arnaldi.
💥 Grass tools fading: Past Stuttgart finalist (2023) but never reached beyond R3 at Wimbledon.
😬 Slam woes: Lost in R1 at both 2025 AO (to FAA) and RG (to Ofner).
🧠 Fragile under pressure – struggles when playing from behind. - Filip Misolic
🔥 6-match win streak on grass, including Wimbledon qualifying wins over Fucsovics and Hassan.
🚀 Coming off Challenger success and Roland-Garros R3 (beat Shapovalov in 5).
⏫ Strong mental game, high on belief and rhythm right now.
🌱 Grass novice, but showing fast learning curve and improved return game.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Struff is the more experienced grass-courter with a strong serve-forehand axis, but current form paints a bleak picture. His confidence dips fast when he falls behind, and double faults + tactical inflexibility are recurring problems in 2025.
Misolic is less powerful but far steadier mentally and technically. He’s winning long rallies, showing improved second-serve returns, and grinding through pressure moments with calm. If Struff doesn’t blow him off court early, this could flip hard late.
Expect a volatile, momentum-shifting match. Struff might take a set or two based on raw weapons, but Misolic’s confidence edge could be decisive in the crunch.
🔮 Prediction
Prediction: Misolic in 5 sets – back his moneyline at anything above 2.10, or look for a live entry if he snags the opener.
Betting angle: Over 39.5 total games also holds value in what could be a drama-filled five-setter.
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