Carlos Alcaraz Garfia will play against Jack Draper in the first round of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 24 at 18:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Alcaraz – 1.88.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.78.
Alcaraz Garfia has perhaps had enough time to rest and it’s time to get back on the winning track. After winning the US Open, Carlos has won just one match in three games. We expect to see a productive performance from the Spanish tennis player in Basel.
Alcaraz has been resting for the last two weeks, so there is no doubt that Carlos misses tennis and will try to show a good result at the tournament in Basel. All the more so on the eve of the final tournament of the year, Carlos needs match practice.
Alcaraz has only played one match at the ATP level since winning the US Open.
In early October, Carlos sensationally lost to David Goffin (5-7, 3-6) in the first round of the tournament in Astana. Of course, this result was shocking, but after the match, Carlos admitted honestly that he just couldn’t adapt to the slow hard court.
It was the first time this season when Alcaraz did not take a single set in a match. But, as Daniil Medvedev rightly noted, this is no reason to panic and criticise Carlos, who is only 19 years old.
Besides, we must not forget that Alcaraz is one of the season leaders in terms of the number of matches won.
Alcaraz played two more matches in the Davis Cup in September. First, Carlos lost to Felix Auger Aliassime and then had a hard-fought win against Kwon Soon-woo.
Alcaraz has started 12 of the season’s 15 tournaments with a first-round win.
Draper, meanwhile, qualified for the youth ATP Finals not long ago.
That came last week after defeating Jenson Brooksby in the first round of the European Open.
After that, though, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz (6-7, 7-6, 1-6). Jack dropped the third set against Hubert, while it came down to a tie-break in the first two sets.
Draper was hardly pleased with his performance, but here we have to take into account that he missed a month and a half before that due to injury.
Draper had won 15 of his previous 16 indoor hard-court matches.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Alcaraz’s Rating – 1
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Wins/Losses in 2022 – 52/13
Draper’s Rating – 48
Jack Draper Wins/Losses in 2022 – 43/15
In 4 of Draper’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.72.
Carlos and Jack will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland.
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