Jack Draper vs Karen Khachanov Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Vienna

Prediction published on 26/10/2024, 14:10  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 26/10/2024 at 15:13 in Tennis Predictions

Can Karen Khachanov win his second successive hard court tournament? The unseeded Russian faces seventh seed Jack Draper in the final of the  hard court Erste Bank Open in Vienna. Here's our match prediction.

Khachanov won the Almaty Open last weekend and has continued his excellent form this week. The 28-year-old has had wins over Thiago Seyboth Wild, Brandon Nakashima (the only three-setter of the week), Matteo Berrettini and second seed Alex de Minaur.

He's now won eight matches in a row and is up to 21st in the live rankings. Winning this tournament will take him up to 18th position.

He leads Draper 2-1 in previous meetings, all played in outdoor hard court tournaments. Khachanov won the first two but it was Draper who won the most recent match in Adelaide in January 2023.

Jack Draper will end this tournament a career-high 15th regardless of Sunday's results. This is his third ATP Tour final of the year and his second on hard courts. His only title came on grass.

To reach this final, the British player has beaten Kei Nishikori, Luciano Darderi. Tomas Machac and sixth seed Lorenzo Musetti with one set dropped. Draper can't let his nerves get to him as has happened in the past, once against Khachanov.

We tip Khachanov to win this.