Griekspoor Beats Struff for Brussels Title
Tallon Griekspoor comes from a set down for the third match in a row and wins his fourth tour title
Tallon Griekspoor, ranked No. 60, came from a set down against Jan-Lennard Struff, faced no break points in the second set and broke Struff at 4–4 in the third before serving out the match after two hours and two minutes.
He hit 19 aces to Struff's 17 and won 47 of 56 points on his first serve.
Griekspoor had also come from a set down to beat second seed Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals and third seed Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinals.
"Another big fight. Very, very challenging match again," Griekspoor said.
It is his first title of the season and his first since Mallorca in June 2025, and he leads the head-to-head with Struff 4–0.
Struff, 36, beat sixth seed Zizou Bergs and top seed Arthur Fils on his way to the final and was trying to win the second tour title of his career.
Tallon Griekspoor beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the European Open final in Brussels, coming from a set down for the third match in a row to win his fourth tour title.
Griekspoor, ranked No. 60, faced no break points in the second set. He broke Struff at 4–4 in the third and served out the match after two hours and two minutes.
He hit 19 aces to Struff's 17 and won 47 of 56 points on his first serve.
He had also come from a set down to beat second seed Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals and third seed Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinals.
"Another big fight. Very, very challenging match again," Griekspoor said. "We have played a couple of times before and all of them were absolute fights, which could have gone either way."
It is his first title of the season and his first since Mallorca in June 2025. He leads the head-to-head with Struff 4–0.
Struff, 36, beat sixth seed Zizou Bergs and top seed Arthur Fils on his way to the final and was trying to win the second tour title of his career.