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Jan-Lennard Struff has pulled out of the men’s singles draw at the Paris Olympics (Image: Getty)
Jan-Lennard Struff published a cryptic statement upon pulling out of the men’s singles tennis event at the Paris Olympics. The German withdrew from his slated match against Corentin Moutet on Tuesday but committed to remaining in the men’s doubles draw with Dominik Koepfer.
Struff made a promising start to his Olympics campaign, defeating Portuguese hopeful Francisco Cabral 6-2 6-2 on Sunday. He and Koepfer also made a winning start in doubles, with the Croatian duo of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic cast aside in straight sets.
However, on Tuesday, Struff announced that he would not contest his match with Moutet, which granted the Frenchman a walkover.
And Struff kept details to a minimum when sharing the news. “Guys, sorry I had to pull out of my singles match against Moutet today,” he wrote on Instagram. “Tough decision to take. However, I will be on court with Domi (Koepfer) to play the doubles at 5pm.”
Subsequent claims from the German Tennis Federation (DTB) outlined that Struff’s withdrawal was due to health reasons. Prior to the Games, the 35-year-old enjoyed a run to the semi-finals of the Swiss Open, where he lost to Quentin Halys.
Before transitioning back to clay in preparation for the Games, Struff was sent crashing out of Wimbledon by Daniil Medvedev.
Frenchman Corentin Moutet benefited from a walkover against Jan-Lennard Struff (Image: Getty)
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While Struff’s withdrawal damages Germany’s hopes of making a splash in Paris’ tennis events, they at least have another heavyweight contender on the men’s side of the draw in Alexander Zverev.
The 27-year-old, currently ranked fourth in the world, has already beaten Spaniard Jaume Munar and Czech competitor Tomas Machac at Roland-Garros without even dropping a set. Zverev faces Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the next round on his quest for a second Olympic gold.
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“For me, the Olympics are still the biggest sporting event in the world,” said Zverev, who won gold in the men’s singles in Tokyo three years ago. “So there’s nothing bigger than winning a gold medal I think for your country, for yourself and for everybody back at home. I think it’s an experience that you can’t feel anywhere else.
“It’s great fun just being out with your athletes, just seeing other athletes that you watch on TV just walking around having food at the same restaurant as you and just mingling, just being around everybody.”
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