Britain’s Jack Draper is looking to make a deep run at the Vienna Open, and comes up against Italian Lucian Darderi on Thursday. Can the 22-year-old book his spot in the Erste Bank Open quarter-finals and continue pushing his career-high ranking closer to the top 10? Read on for our Draper vs Darderi prediction and betting tips based on the latest odds from bookmaker Betfred.
Player form: Draper keeps rising
Draper has played on a really solid level lately, and while he hasn’t played in a while, he hasn’t become too rusty. His first match here was a pretty easy win over an in-form Kei Nishikori in two sets.
The Brit is generally very good indoors, so him making a winning return without any problems shouldn’t surprise anybody.
Darderi has been in dreadful form lately, having last won on August 13th in Cincinnati before winning his first-round match here against Dominic Thiem. He could have and probably should have lost that one as well, but here we are.
How the bookies view it: Draper is the huge favourite
As expected Draper is the heavy favourite in this one. He’s the far better player and especially indoors where he’s been really good over the years. Besides that advantage Draper also has the better serve and just is better from the baseline.
Ultimately those are aspect you can’t really deny and indoors that will likely bring him the win. Darderi will try and extend the match but with his victory winning is priced at 4/1 so you can see how confident the bookies are in that.
Draper to win is 4/25 which tells you everything you need to know.
Recent head-to-head: First match
This is the first time they will play against each other. It’s no wonder because Darderi only broke into the top 100 this year and largely thanks to his clay performances.
Anything else catch the eye?
The difference between indoor experience is what sticks out. Darderi has played three matches so far in his career winning only one of those. Draper has totalled 111 matches so far with the record being 80-31.
Draper vs Darderi betting tips & predictions
Draper to win in two sets. Simple enough. He’s far more experienced, has a better toolkit, and is in stronger form.
- Draper to win 2-0 @ 4/6
This match will be played on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Vienna.
Bren is our resident Kiwi, and has been playing or watching sports down under in New Zealand for the better part of three decades. With 12+ years experience as a professional writer, Bren loves to dive deep into all things sport to bring the best betting analysis and predictions here at Mr Fixits Tips.
