Struff was nominated in the Comeback category alongside three other players who have overcome injury to re-establish themselves as a major force on Tour \u2014 Dominik Koepfer, Gael Monfils and Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019m very, very happy and excited to win the Comeback Player of the Year award for 2023. I was nominated with Sascha, Domi and Gael, which for me deserve the award so much as well for their seasons, so congrats for this,\u201d said Struff. The German also thanked his team and family in his video message, \u201cWithout you guys it wouldn\u2019t be possible.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Struff started the season outside the Top 150 but soared after standout ATP Masters 1000 results. He reached the quarter-finals in Monte-Carlo before he became the first lucky loser in history to reach a Masters 1000 final at the Mutua Madrid Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A run to the title match in Stuttgart followed in June, before a hip injury forced the 33-year-old to miss three months of the season, with Struff not holding a racquet for seven weeks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He made a winning return in Zhuhai in September, though, edging Cristian Garin in three sets in his first match back before he advanced to his third tour-level semi-final of the season in Sofia in November. He ended the year at No. 25.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t have expected this, going this fast up to the Top 30 from outside the Top 150,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was crazy how fast it went.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/12\/atp-awards-jan-lennard-struff-wins-comeback-player-of-the-year.jpg", "alt_img": "ATP Awards: Jan-Lennard Struff wins Comeback Player Of The Year", "alt_title": "ATP Awards: Jan-Lennard Struff wins Comeback Player Of The Year ", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "ATP Awards: Jan-Lennard Struff Wins Comeback Player Of The Year On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "ATP Awards: Jan-Lennard Struff Wins Comeback Player Of The Year, Comeback Player Of The Year: Jan-Lennard Struff on Thursday was named Comeback Player of the Year in the 2023 ATP.", "seo_keywords": "ATP Awards, Lennard Struff, Comeback Player Of The Year, Photo Credit, Comeback Player, Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Dominik Koepfer, Gael Monfils, Alexander Zverev, The German, ATP Masters, Mutua Madrid Open, Cristian Garin", "tag": "", "tagging": "ATP Awards, Lennard Struff, Photo Credit, Comeback Player, Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Dominik Koepfer, Gael Monfils, Alexander Zverev, The German, ATP Masters, Mutua Madrid Open, Cristian Garin", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "atp-awards-jan-lennard-struff-wins-comeback-player-of-the-year", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1010", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-12-14 11:08:03", "updated": "2023-12-14 11:08:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "ATP Awards, Lennard Struff, Comeback Player Of The Year, Photo Credit, Comeback Player, Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Dominik Koepfer, Gael Monfils, Alexander Zverev, The German, ATP Masters, Mutua Madrid Open, Cristian Garin", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-12-14 11:08:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "tennis", "cnmid": "837051", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/atp-awards-jan-lennard-struff-wins-comeback-player-of-the-year-11294" }