Struff saves match point, rallies past Nakashima in five sets
The German escaped elimination when Nakashima served at 5-4 in the deciding set, failed to convert a match point and paid the price.
Jan-Lennard Struff rallied past Brandon Nakashima in five sets after saving a match point in the deciding set, with the American one point away from advancing.
Nakashima held serve to lead 5-4 in the fifth and reached match point but could not convert. That missed opportunity proved decisive.
Struff regrouped, broke Nakashima’s serve and closed out the match to advance in the tournament.
With information from José Morgado.
