World number 60 Jack Draper will be up against the 46th-ranked Tomas Etcheverry in the first round of the 2023 French Open on Monday, May 29. Get the predictions and odds of this Jack Draper v Tomas Etcheverry match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jack Draper v Tomas Etcheverry Head to Head
Their only previous meeting came on the Challenger circuit in 2020. It was a match played indoors and Etcheverry had won it in three
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Draper had been out of action because of fitness concerns but he made a strong return to competitive tennis with his quarterfinal appearance at the Lyon Open.
The Brit overcame Alexandre Muller and Miomir Kecmanovic in the first two rounds there to set up a last eight meeting with Francisco Cerundolo. And while he was a distant second-favourite going into that encounter, Draper put up some fight before going down in three sets.
The only tournament that Draper had earlier played on clay this season was at the Monte-Carlo Masters where he had defeated the much-fancied Sebastian Baez before Hubert Hurkacz got the better of him.
Where all of this has led to is his maiden appearance at the French Open with Draper having not even played the qualifiers in this tournament before this.
He starts things off against a player who loves his time on clay and is on a career-high ranking as well.
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It’s been a steady growth for Etcheverry on the main tennis circuit with the Argentine having risen to 46th in the world despite having lost in the second round at each of his previous ATP tournaments on clay.
Those came in Barcelona, Madrid and Rome after Etcheverry had made it to the final of the Houston Open before that.
Opting to feature in the Bordeaux Challenger last week, Etcheverry then overcame the likes of Ilya Ivashka, Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Jan-Lennard Struff to make it to the final there.
While Etcheverry fell to Ugo Humbert in the title-decider he would enter this tournament with a lot of confidence as he looks to win his first match at the French Open.
Etcheverry has a difficult opening round match but on clay, he will have a bit of an advantage against a player who hasn’t played a lot of tennis in recent times.
Draper v Etcheverry Prediction and Tip
Draper will put up a fight but we reckon Etcheverry will take this in four or five sets.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Etcheverry to win: 3/4
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 34.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 French Open will be played from May 28 to June 11. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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