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Draper vs Vukic. Australian Open match prediction
Draper and Vukic will meet in the third round of the Australian Open on January 17. Draper path to the third round of the Australian major turned out to be much more difficult than expected. In the first round, the Briton had to spend a lot of energy to beat the Argentine Navone in five sets. The second round match against the Australian Kokkinakis was even more intense. How difficult will the upcoming match against Vukic be for Jack? - bets on this match are in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Jack Draper
Great BritainCurrent form
Draper won a comeback victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the Australian Open (6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3). In the match against the Australian, Jack served 12 aces, converted five break points and lost three games on his serve. In the first round, the Briton beat Mariano Navone.
Professional qualities
Draper is a promising player who is already demonstrating tennis at the level of top players. His main problem is his injury rate, which prevents him from regularly showing stable results. However, when the Briton is in shape, his movement on the court is impressive: he is in time for absolutely all the balls and maintains a high intensity of play throughout the match. Jack has a powerful forehand and backhand, adding strong spin to them, which makes his strokes even sharper. If necessary, he can effectively use flat strokes, demonstrating the versatility of his game.
Current indicators in the tour
Last season, Draper added two tournament wins to his trophy collection - he won on grass in Stuttgart and won the indoor competitions held in Vienna. In total, the Briton has won 14 titles in his career, two of which are ATP categories. In the world ranking, Jack is currently in 18th place.
Interesting facts for betting
Draper has lost eight of his last 12 matches against the Australians.
Aleksandar Vukic
AustraliaCurrent form
Vukic was stronger than Sebastian Korda in the second round of the Australian Open (6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5). Aleksandar served 17 aces during the match, converted four break points and lost four games on his serve. In the first round, the Australian beat Damir Dzumhur.
Professional qualities
Vukic is a player for whom serve remains the main weapon. Despite his strong dependence on this element, he cannot be called a typical serve player. The Australian spends a significant part of his time on the baseline, preferring to attack and score points through combination play. However, his weak point is the backhand. The left slice is often used as a transition shot, but even it is not always stable. This limits Aleksandar potential at the ATP level, where he needs more variability and reliability in this component.
Current indicators in the tour
Vukic was once ranked in the top 50 in the world, but is currently ranked 68th. The Australian has only three titles in his career, the last of which he won in 2023, winning the competition in Busan.
Interesting facts for betting
Both of Vukic matches at the current Australian Open were played in five sets.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Draper last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.27Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Vukic 5 previous matches
2.11Tip and bets
Vukic is no worse than Draper now, and the Australian victory over Korda in the second round will definitely give him additional confidence. We believe that Aleksandar may well win the upcoming fight, but we suggest playing it safe by betting on a handicap.
Our prediction is Vukic victory with a handicap of (+5) games at odds of 2.25
Bet on total
Draper and Vukic have played two five-set matches on the Melbourne courts. We believe that their upcoming face-to-face match will also be a struggle.
The second betting tip is total over 35 games for odds of 1.77
Bet on the first set
Three of Vukic last five matches have seen the first set go to fewer than 9.5 games. We expect the upcoming match against Draper to start with a low first set as well.
Betting Tip - total under 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.91
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