Quentin Halys beaten by Jan-Lennard Struff in Indian Wells

For his big premiere in Indian Wells, Quentin Halys left the first Masters 1000 of the season as soon as he entered the race this Thursday. The French was overthrown by the German Jan-Lennard Struff (1-6, 6-3, 6-3) after a gun start.

Missed opportunities, paid for later

The native of Bondy had pocketed the first set after only 20 minutes of play. Quick on his face-offs (93% success behind his first ball), the Frenchman had only conceded three points in service at the start of the match.

But after missing 5 break points in the second set, he missed a huge opportunity. Struff took advantage of this, feeling his opponent tense up to unroll and afford his first victory in three sets this season.

With this success in 1h42 of play, Jan-Lennard Struff will face in the second round the American Tommy Paul, finalist in Acapulco last week and semi-finalist of the Australian Open.