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Tallon Griekspoor beats Jan-Lennard Struff to win Brussels title
Tallon Griekspoor beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final of the Brussels ATP 250.
The Dutch player came back from a set down for the third straight match, after doing the same in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The win made him the first Dutchman to win an indoor tour-level title since 2003.
It was Griekspoor’s fourth career title and his first since winning in Mallorca in June last year.
Struff, ranked 58th, was trying to win his second career title and first since 2024.
Both finalists return to the top 50 in the rankings on Monday, with Griekspoor at No.
50 and Struff at No.
47.
Tallon Griekspoor beat Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Brussels ATP 250 final.
The win gave the Dutchman the fourth tour-level title of his career.
Griekspoor came back from losing the first set for the third consecutive match.
He became the first Dutchman to win an indoor tour-level title since Martin Verkerk in 2003.
Both finalists are set to return to the top 50 in the rankings.
- Who
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final.
- What
- Griekspoor won the Brussels ATP 250 title in three sets.
- When
- Sunday evening, October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Brussels.
- Why
- Not stated
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Griekspoor beat Max Schoenhaus and Mariano Navone.
Griekspoor lost the first set to Jiri Lehecka but won the match.
Griekspoor came back from a set down and a 3-5 deficit in the deciding set to beat Francisco Cerundolo.
Griekspoor defeated Struff in the final to win the title.
- Final score
- Griekspoor beat Struff 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Career titles
- Fourth tour-level title for Griekspoor
- Indoor Dutch title
- First for a Dutchman since Martin Verkerk in Milan in 2003
- Griekspoor ranking
- No. 50 on Monday
- Struff ranking
- No. 47 on Monday