Carlos Alcaraz vs Jack Draper Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Queen's Club Championships

Prediction published on 19/06/2024, 04:45  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 19/06/2024 at 05:24 in Tennis Predictions

The second round of the Cinch Championships sees a real cracker between top seed Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper. For the winner, there's a quarter-final against either fifth seed Tommy Paul or unseeded Alejandro Tabilo. Alcaraz is the defending champion at Queen's Club and currently ranked third in the world. He can move up to second if retaining his title at the weekend. Alcaraz was best known for his performances on clay and hard courts but that all changed last year. He'd only played two grass court events before winning this title in 2023 and then went on to win the Wimbledon title too. The first round of this tournament saw the Spaniard beat unseeded Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets. That was his 13th straight win on this surface. He's played Draper twice in the past and won both of the matches but this is their first meeting on grass.

Jack Draper is also on a winning streak but will find it hard to keep it here. The British player won last week's BOSS Open in Stuttgart. That was his first ATP Tour title and he's now at a career-high 28th in the liive rankings and should now be seeded at Wimbledon. He's also the new British number one, taking over from Cameron Norrie. Draper is going well in the ATP Live Race too  and is 29th after Tuesday's matches. This is the fourth time that he's played in this tournament and was a quarter-finalist in 2021. He missed last year due to injury. He beat Mariano Navone in straight sets in round one, making it ten wins in his last 12 matches played on grass. This is tough though and we tip Carlos Alcaraz to win.