Nikoloz Basilashvili vs Jan Lennard StruffMonte Carlo Masters Qualifying Round 1

Monte Carlo Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#111ATP
1672ELO
1635Clay ELO
$326kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 5 April 2026
clay
#74ATP
1694ELO
1659Clay ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Basilashvili N.
6-3 6-3
Struff J.
Basilashvili N.
662
Struff J.
33

Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Jan Lennard Struff 6-3 6-3 in the Monte Carlo Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Lennard Struff came in ranked #74, but Nikoloz Basilashvili had arrived on a 4-match winning run. Nikoloz Basilashvili extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-05Monte Carlo MastersQ1clayNikoloz Basilashvili6-3 6-3
2021-04-26MunichFclayNikoloz Basilashvili6-4 7-6(5)
2021-04-05CagliariQFclayNikoloz Basilashvili7-5 4-6 6-3
2020-11-02Paris MastersR64hardJan Lennard Struff6-4 6-2
2020-02-24DubaiR16hardJan Lennard Struff6-1 6-0
2019-08-05Canada MastersR32hardNikoloz Basilashvili2-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Basilashvili N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Struff J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Basilashvili N.

Serve advantage — Struff J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.6
7.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
73
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
99
Break points won·Clear edge
42
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
94

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.9Clay Elo 1635
Surface ELO
6.1+24 Clay Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1672
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1694
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
9.4
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

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Freshness·Dominant
87
59

Basilashvili N.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Struff J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast