Jack Draper vs Jan-Lennard Struff Prediction & Betting Tips - Sofia Open

Prediction published on 10/11/2023, 03:23  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Third seed Jan-Lennard Struff and the unseeded Jack Draper will on Friday meet in the semifinals at the Sofia Open. The winner will then battle either Pavel Kotov or Adrian Mannarino in the championship match. Jack Draper is through to his second successive semifinal. He will hope things turn out as they did in Bergamo where he won his first title of the season. The Briton defeated the wildcard Cem ilkel in straight sets in the quarterfinals. This was his eighth win on the trot. It allowed him to move up a massive 17 places in the live ranking to number 65. Draper has dominated on indoor hard courts and has 15 wins in 17 outings on the surface.

Jan-Lennard Struff will hope the struggles he has had this season in semifinal contests are behind him. Struff has been defeated in four of the six semifinals he has played in 2023. To advance to his seventh semi of the year, he battled for two hours to defeat Fabian Marozsan in three sets. Struff has won 45 matches this season which is the most he has managed since winning 50 in 2016. His form this year saw him move into a career world ranking of number 21. He is currently ranked 25th in the live ranking and can move up one place with a win here. Struff has compiled a 5-5 record on indoor hard courts.