Tomas Machac vs Jack Draper Preview & Prediction | 2024 Erste Bank Open | Quarter-Final

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We have a great match lined up in Vienna on Friday lunchtime as the in-form Tomas Machac meets world number 18 Jack Draper for a place in the semi-finals
RANKING POINTS: ATP 500
START DATE/TIME: Friday 25th October, 2024, UK – not before 1:00pm / US ET – not before 8:00am / US PT – not before 5:00am
VENUE: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
SURFACE: Indoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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TOMAS MACHAC VS JACK DRAPER PREDICTION
Tomas Machac is coming off a fantastic three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov and the Czech 24-year-old is full of confidence right now. It will be interesting to see how he approaches this match which is a rematch of the US Open round of 16 clash.
In New York, Draper lost just six games en route to a straight-sets demolition of Machac but that ended a run of three losses to Machac between their ATP Tour and Challenger Tour meetings.
Draper is finding his way back to full match sharpness after injury and he has looked strong in straight-sets wins over Kei Nishikori and Luciano Darderi. He is not up to full speed just yet and he will not be entirely happy with his game but he is still playing at a high level that beats most players outside the top 20.
Draper is marginally favoured in this one but Machac has good momentum behind him. The Brit knows he can dominate him and that US Open win could well condition Machac’s mindset a little. We lean to Draper and also the over 21.5 games in what could be a see-saw battle.
TOMAS MACHAC VS JACK DRAPER TIP: OVER 21.5 GAMES