Jack Draper vs Taylor Fritz Prediction & Betting Tips - Olympic Tournament

Prediction published on 28/07/2024, 15:31  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/07/2024 at 16:05 in Olympic Tournament Predictions

Seventh seed Taylor Fritz faces unseeded Jack Draper in this second round match in the Paris Olympics. The winner will take on either 11th seed Lorenzo Musetti or unseeded Mariano Navone in round two. Here's our prediction for this match.

Jack Draper is playing in his first Olympic Games and beat Japan's Kei Nishikori in the first round. The British player did so in straight sets and only dropped five games. Clay isn't his best surface with more success achieved on grass and hard courts.

He's at 27th in the live rankings but clay hasn't got him that high. Draper lost in the first round of this year's French Open, losing to Jesper de Jong. He did get to the last eight of the Munich clay court tournament this year but didn't beat any top 100 ranked players to get that far.

In his quarter-final he took on Taylor Fritz and it was the American that got the win in three sets. That was only their second match, Draper won the other one but that was played on grass two years ago at Queen's Club.

Taylor Fritz is at 12th in the live list. but ninth in the ATP Race. The American is also making his debut in the Olympics and playing his first tournament since Wimbledon. Fritz has shown improvement on clay this year.

He lost in the final of that Munich tournament, reached the last four in Madrid, a Rome quarter-final and the last 16 at Roland Garros. Round one here saw him beat Alexander Bublik in straight sets. He's far more consistent on this surface and we tip Fritz to get the win.