Struffi on his way to the round of 16

The tennis competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are already bearing very strange fruit. There has been a flood of withdrawals, but that doesn’t diminish the value of a possible medal in the slightest. The prospects of a German precious metal in the Stade Roland Garros are not just theoretical. Our Jan-Lennard Struff vs Corentin Moutet betting tip proves that German tennis fans don’t just have to focus on Alexander Zverev

Struff has developed into something of a dark horse, especially on clay, and if things go perfectly, he could perhaps pull off the biggest coup of his career at the tender age of 34. While other experienced players such as Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Rafael Nadal and Angelique Kerber may or may not end their careers after the Games, the Warstein native is probably better than ever at the moment.

The German will face local hero Corentin Moutet in the second round of the Olympic Games on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a great prophet to predict the distribution of viewer favoritism. The odds clearly show that in this second round match between Jan-Lennard Struff and Corentin Moutet, the prediction is quite clearly in favor of a victory for the German

If we take a look at the odds at our tested betting provider Betway, then a bet on the German simply advancing should hardly be worthwhile in view of the low odds. However, this means that Struffi has a good chance of being involved in the round of 16. A match against the Czech Jakub Mensik or the ninth seed Tommy Paul from the United States will then await him there

Jan-Lennard Struff – statistics & current form

Current world ranking: 34
Position in the seeding list: unseeded

We would hardly describe Jan-Lennard Struff as a specialist on clay courts, but it cannot be denied that the Warstein native has played his best matches on the red clay. His final last year at the ATP Masters in Madrid, when he put up a great fight against Carlos Alcaraz, is unforgettable. This year he finally won his first title on the tour, in Munich, on clay.

Swapping opponents just before the start of the tournament

This year, he has performed very well on clay overall. At the French Open, however, it was only enough to reach the third round. There it was the end of the line against Australian Alex de Minaur. The draw for the Olympic Games was all the more bitter, as Alex de Minaur of all people, against whom Struffi also lost in Miami this year, was to be his opponent at the start

Perhaps it was a sign that the Australian withdrew from the singles due to injury. Portuguese doubles specialist Francisco Cabral stepped in because he is competing in the doubles in Paris and will be there anyway. The 27-year-old is currently not even ranked in the singles. Therefore, the match was basically just a formality for the German. Accordingly, the match lasted just 1:03 hours.

At 6:2 and 6:2, Struffi rarely had to stretch himself. But perhaps this was also the perfect start to what could be a long tournament, as the odds point to another victory for the Warstein player in the match between Jan-Lennard Struff and Corentin Moutet. After all, he has a very presentable record of 15-5 wins on clay this year

Corentin Moutet – statistics & current form

Current world ranking: 68
Position in the seeding list: unseeded

Of course, it’s something very special for a Frenchman to play at the Stade Roland Garros, and then also at the Olympic Games. Corentin Moutet also spent part of his youth in the city of love after his father opened a restaurant in the French capital. A successful tournament at the Summer Games would be the icing on the cake for his career

Moutet at home on clay

With the Frenchman, however, you can really say that clay is his preferred surface. On the ATP Tour, he played the qualifiers in Halle this year on grass, otherwise he has only played on clay. That means he hasn’t competed at the Australian Open or Wimbledon. But he has played a lot of tournaments on clay. However, with 22:14 wins, he can’t even come close to matching Jan-Lennard Struff’s record.

Corentin Moutet didn’t actually manage to qualify for the Summer Games and almost fell through the cracks as the fifth Frenchman. The 25-year-old moved up due to Adrian Mannarino’s withdrawal. He justified his nomination with an opening victory. In the first round, the Frenchman was up against India’s Sumit Nagal and perhaps even found it a little more difficult than expected against the number 80 in the ATP ranking.

The local hero has already experienced the fact that he is on court for a long time at the Stade Roland Garros at the Grand Slam a few weeks ago, when he reached the fourth round and had to play four sets in every match. He won 6:2, 2:6 and 7:5 against Nagal on Sunday, but also spent around 2.5 hours on court. The Frenchman could be a tough opponent, but we stick to our prediction of a win for the German between Jan-Lennard Struff and Corentin Moutet

Jan-Lennard Struff – Corentin Moutet head-to-head / H2H result

The head-to-head between Jan-Lennard Struff and Corentin Moutet is still very manageable. So far, the two tennis players have only crossed paths twice. Neither has been able to gain an advantage in the direct comparison, as the score is 1:1 in terms of victories. Tuesday’s encounter is by far the biggest match between the two opponents.

So far, the two have only faced each other in lower-level tournaments. At the beginning of 2022, the Frenchman won in two sets in the first round of Adelaide. However, it then took Struffi more than a year to get his revenge. At the Challenger in Bordeaux, the Warstein native won the quarter-finals on clay relatively easily with 6:3 and 6:2.

Jan-Lennard Struff – Corentin Moutet tip

Jan-Lennard Struff can go very far at the Olympic Games in Paris, and not just because of Alex de Minaur’s withdrawal. He proved his good form in the first round against Francisco Cabral, even if the Portuguese doubles specialist is no benchmark. Nevertheless, the man from Warstein has shown himself to be very strong in recent weeks and months, especially on clay.

Corentin Moutet has played almost exclusively on clay this season, and yet he is the underdog on Tuesday. However, he should not be underestimated. After all, he reached the fourth round at the French Open a few weeks ago and was only beaten there by Jannik Sinner. Nevertheless, we are not inclined to place a bet in the Betano app between Jan-Lennard Struff and Corentin Moutet on a victory for the Frenchman

We rather think that Struffi, if he plays with full concentration and doesn’t let the crowd upset him, should win this match relatively easily. We think a 2:0 win in sets for the Warsteiner is possible. However, another bet seems a little clearer to us, which is why we have decided to play the odds on a handicap win for the German (-3.5 games) between Jan-Lennard Struff and Corentin Moutet