British wild card Jack Draper will square off against France’s Gilles Simon in the first round of the 2022 ATP Miami Open on Wednesday, March 23. Get the live streaming options of this Jack Draper v Gilles Simon match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jack Draper v Gilles Simon Head to Head
Jack Draper and Gilles Simon have not played each other before this.
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Draper Setting the Standard On the Challenger Tour
Jack Draper’s mesmeric run of results on the ATP Challenger Tour has attracted plenty of attention from all corners of the tennis fraternity.
Draper became familiar to the tennis world when he snatched a set off Novak Djokovic in the first round of Wimbledon last year, but has made his presence felt in much lesser-known surroundings in 2022.
The Sutton native has picked up three ATP Challenger titles in two months, and remarkably, in the same city of Forli. He has single-handedly dispatched almost all comers on the ATP’s second tier, going 17-2 to start the season.
Draper will now have the opportunity to carry that momentum to the main draw of the Miami Masters where he is the recipient of a fully merited wild card. It is even more perplexing to digest the fact that this will be his first match outside the ATP Challenger since the aforementioned encounter against Djokovic at SW19, but a ruptured ligament in his ankle sent him to the treatment table.
Still, this has been an electric start to the year by the 20-year-old, who is now the youngest Briton to win three Challenger titles.
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Simon Uses Protected Ranking
Gilles Simon has utilized a protecting ranking status to thrust his name in the main draw of the Miami Open. This is Simon’s first trip to the Hard Rock Stadium in three years.
In his last visit to the event in 2019, Simon was ranked in the Top 30. But a lot has happened since then. The Frenchman has regressed with injuries playing a major part in his decline. Now ranked 140th in the world, he could be caught by Draper should the British youngster win their first-round match.
At 37, it is an almighty task that Simon might recapture his old form. On current evidence, there is little to suggest the former World No. 6 has one round of fire in his arsenal.
Among his noteworthy results of the season, he has reached a pair of quarterfinals on the Challenger Tour in Traralgon and Pau.
Draper v Simon Prediction and Tip
Simon is in the twilight of his career, and barring a serious drop in level, Draper should be expected to overwhelm the Frenchman in all aspects.
Tip: Draper to win: 8/13 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 ATP Miami Open will be played from March 22 to April 3. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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