Taylor Fritz vs Aleksandar Vukic Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Eastbourne International

Prediction published on 27/06/2024, 17:14  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/06/2024 at 04:50 in Tennis Predictions

Taylor Fritz is the clear favorite to win this match and go on to become Eastbourne International champion. The top seed faces lucky loser Aleksandar Vukic in the semi-finals. For the winner, there's a final against either wild card Billy Harris or qualifer Max Purcell. Fritz is the world number 13 but has climbed to 12th in the live rankings. That's the highest the American can reach even if winning this title for the third time.

He also won this grass court championship in 2019 and 2022. He's had wins this week over Thiago Seyboth Wild and Shang Juncheng. No sets have been dropped but he has had to play three tie-breaks so a side bet on one here might be an idea.

Friday was just going to be the day when Aleksandar Vukic finds out who he plays in the first round at Wimbledon. He didn't dream of having a semi-final to play in Eastbourne considering he lost in the final qualifying round last Sunday. He was reinstated as a lucky loser and here he is one match away from the final.

Vukic beat Fabian Marozsan and third seed Alexander Bublik before meeting a familiar opponent in the last eight. He took on Yoshihito Nishioka who beat him in the qualifiers. Vukic got his revenge winning the final set on a tie-break. That's taken him up to 68th in the live rankings. He trails Fritz 1-0 in previous meetings though that loss was on a hard court. We go for Fritz to win this in straight sets.