After dropping to 143rd in the rankings twelve months ago, Jan-Lennard Struff has climbed back to 43rd, with a live ranking of 41st: his current position, however, remains lower than it was two years ago, when he was 34th.
Alejandro Tabilo has already won a hard-court title in Chengdu and another in Auckland, but his two appearances at the Cincinnati Open have ended in first-round elimination.
Jan-Lennard Struff's eight listed titles include just one main-tour trophy, won on clay in Munich in 2024; his other seven titles come from Challenger tournaments.
During his last hard-court run in Washington, Alejandro Tabilo beat Ben Shelton, then world No. 8, before losing in the semifinals to Rafael Jódar, ranked 24th.

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Match preview

This second round of the Cincinnati Open pits Jan-Lennard Struff, world No. 43 and No. 41 in the live rankings, against No. 22 seed Alejandro Tabilo, No. 29. Struff arrives with six wins in his last ten matches, while Tabilo is coming off two losses.

The head-to-head is unprecedented. On hard courts, Struff has 113 wins against 146 defeats on the main tour, compared to 37-38 for Tabilo. The German, however, has a first-round win here, while the Chilean has never won in this tournament in two appearances.

Serving could be key: Struff hit 16 aces against Roman Andres Burruchaga. Tabilo has a rest advantage, with ten days since his last match compared to two for Struff.

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