Madrid Open 2023: Dusan Lajovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff Tennis Pick and Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 Madrid Open third-round match featuring Dusan Lajovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff on Monday, May 1, 2023.

Dusan Lajovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff Preview

Dusan Lajovic is seeking a career-best eighth successive win on Monday at the Madrid Open. But will big-hitting Jan-Lennard Struff put the brakes on the Serb’s momentum?

Dusan Lajovic authored another odds-defying win by beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 for his seventh win on the trot. It was all his third top-10 win in less than two weeks, after notching staggering victories over Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev in his run to the Banja Luka title a week ago.

Jan-Lennard Struff is making full use of his second chance in the main draw of the Madrid Open. Having lost in the qualifying rounds to Aslan Karatsev, Struff got a lucky loser spot and he has since managed to upstage Lorenzo Sonego and Ben Shelton – the latter in three sets. Will he reach a second Masters 1000 quarterfinal in succession?

Dusan Lajovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff Prediction and Pick

Jan-Lennard Struff leads Dusan Lajovic 3-0 in their head-to-head. All three meetings went the full distance, but none of those were contested on clay where Lajovic is most comfortable. Struff has made the most of his second chance but is playing a man in the form of his life. Getting a day’s rest between matches helps Lajovic’s recovery after a physically demanding week in Banja Luka. Back the Serb to come up trumps again and reach the fourth round of the Madrid Open.