ATP Roanne Challenger — Stefanos Sakellaridis vs Jan-Lennard Struff
Surface: Indoor Hard • Round: Main Draw • Location: Roanne, France
🧠 Form & Context
Stefanos Sakellaridis (🇬🇷 21 • #306 • Right)
- 2025: 46–22 overall | Hard 32–11 | Indoors 3–2.
- Qualifying this week: d. Gautier (Q-1R); d. De Schepper (Q-R16, TB 1st) — enters MD on rhythm.
- Best months: long win streaks across Futures/Challengers; first Roanne MD.
- Profile: aggressive baseliner; takes the ball early to dictate from first strike.
Jan-Lennard Struff (🇩🇪 35 • #98 • Right • 193 cm / 92 kg)
- 2025: 18–25 overall | Hard 7–11 | Indoors 2–2.
- USO highs: d. Rune (5 sets) & Tiafoe (straight) before R16; Davis Cup win vs Nishioka.
- Recent: Villena CH 1R loss to Butvilas — dropping down to bank matches.
- Profile: first-strike tennis — heavy serve + forehand, keen to finish at net on quick courts.
🔢 Head-to-Head
First tour-level meeting.
🧭 Match Notes
- Serve pressure: Struff’s pace/spotting should generate quick holds; Sakellaridis needs >65% 1st-serve to keep neutral starts.
- Baseline tempo: Early-take BH from Sakellaridis can rob Struff of set-up time; Struff will look to shorten exchanges with FH + net looks.
- Venue fit: Indoor conditions reward first-strike clarity and return depth on second serves.
🔍 Full Match Breakdown
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