Alex De Minaur vs Jack Draper Prediction & Picks - Rolex Paris Masters

Prediction published on 10/31/24, 6:29 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 10/31/24 at 6:31 AM in Rolex Paris Masters Picks

Jack Draper will go face-to-face with Alex de Minaur for the place in the 2024 Paris Masters quarterfinals. Thursday’s round-of-16 schedule will feature the battle between tennis' most promising stars as Draper plays de Minaur for the fifth time. Draper punched his ticket to the third round with a hard-earned 7-6(6) 4-6 6-4 victory over Taylor Fritz. Aside from firing 14 aces, the Brit won 40 points on his first serves and then converted the match-sealing breakpoint in the 10th game of the deciding set. De Minaur posted his second straight set victory in the Paris Masters after besting Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 7-6(5). De Minaur’s entry into the third round did not come easy as his Serbian foe made sure he would work hard to earn every point in the match. Converting all four breakpoint opportunities proved to be the difference-maker, allowing De Minaur to move a win away from equaling his quarterfinal finish at last year’s Paris Masters.