Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJan-Lennard Struff has reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time, where he is facing world No 1 Jannik Sinner for a place in the semi-finals.Struff turned 36 in April and struggled for success in the early stages of his career, but has risen up the rankings in recent years.The German star achieved his highest ranking of world No 21 back in June 2023, and he became the third-oldest first-time ATP champion when he beat Taylor Fritz in the BMW Open final in 2024 at the age of 33.Struff reached the fourth round of the US Open last year, and has now made it to the last eight at a major for the first time in his career at this year’s Wimbledon.He lost the opening set 7-5 against Sinner but managed to push the defending champion hard to prove he was not overawed by the occasion.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Who is Jan-Lennard Struff? German late bloomer battles Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJan-Lennard Struff has reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time, where he is facing world No 1 Jannik Sinner for a place in the semi-finals.Struff turned 36 in April and struggled for success in the early stages of his career, but has risen up the rankings in recent years.The German star achieved his highest ranking of world No 21 back in June 2023, and he became the third-oldest first-time ATP champion when he beat Taylor Fritz in the BMW Open final in 2024 at the age of 33.Struff reached the fourth round of the US Open last year, and has now made it to the last eight at a major for the first time in his career at this year’s Wimbledon.He lost the opening set 7-5 against Sinner but managed to push the defending champion hard to prove he was not overawed by the occasion.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
