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When Even Novak Djokovic Can’t Return the Ball, You Know the Court Is Fast

Jan-Lennard Struff secured a milestone victory against Novak Djokovic at the Swiss Indoors Basel, overcoming the great returner in a grueling three-set match. The thirty-six-year-old German finally conquered his opponent after eight previous losses, aided by thirty-seven-year-old conditions that produced massive ace counts from both competitors.

Struff struck twenty-seven aces while Djokovic added twenty-one, culminating in a dramatic final score of 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(5) after two hours and thirty-six minutes on the court.

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