Mariano Navone vs Jack Draper Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Queen's Club Championships

Prediction published on 17/06/2024, 07:06  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 17/06/2024 at 07:32 in Tennis Predictions

Jack Draper arrives at Queen's Club fresh from winning the BOSS Open in Stuttgart. He takes on fellow unseeded player Mariano Navone in the first round. A potentially tough second round match is on its way with the winner of this up against either top seed Carlos Alcaraz or unseeded Francisco Cerundolo. Draper won his first ATP Tour title on Sunday beating Matteo Berrettini in the BOSS Open final. He's up to a career-high 31st in the latest rankings list but is 28th in the live list.  The Brit is up to 31st in the Live ATP Race at the time of writing this preview. Draper is playing in this tournament for the fourth time. He reached the quarter-finals in 2021 but missed last year due to injury. Draper has won nine of his last 11 matches on this surface and another win looks likely here.

Mariano Navone is the world number 29 but down to 32nd in the live list. The Argentinian is playing his first tournament since being beaten in the second round at Roland Garros. Clay is his preferred surface and his only time at Wimbledon was last year and ended in a first qualifying round defeat. That's the only match he's played on a grass court and it'd be a massive surprise if he was to beat Draper on Tuesday. He has had a good year with one Challenger Tour title won and three other finals reached, including two on the ATP Tour. That's all on clay though and we tip Draper to win this in straight sets.