If you’re looking for Draper vs Diaz Acosta betting tips, you’re in the right place because that’s exactly what we’re going to tackle today. That match preview follows below, but spoiler alert: we’ve found some great odds for this US Open clash.
The Brit amazed with his level in the opening round and is likely to keep that going to build even more confidence heading into the later rounds. He looks like a strong candidate to make a deep run, which he has already done once at the US Open.
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Player form: Draper remains in form
Draper recently had a strong run at the Cincinnati Open, where he made the quarter-final, and he’s keeping it up at the US Open. A strong win in the first round continued his good form for a player who has a 70% winning percentage.
Diaz Acosta has had a solid year, but he’s not in some spectacular form, nor is he a great player on hard courts. He’s only 3-6 this year.
How the bookies view it: Draper hugely favoured
As expected, Draper is the huge favourite to win this one, with odds of 1/10 to win. Diaz Acosta is highly unlikely to win the match, but those who fancy his chances will find a 15/2 payout at bookmaker Betfred.
Recent head-to-head: Never played
These two never played against each other, which isn’t a major surprise. Diaz Acosta mostly roams around the clay courts, which aren’t favoured by Draper. Grand Slams or Masters are essentially the only events where they can meet, and this has never happened before.
Anything else catch the eye?
The way their first-round matches unfolded matters greatly. Diaz Acosta bested Hugo Gaston, a notoriously streaky player known for strange on-court behaviour. He mailed this one and played pretty poorly, even though he was favoured.
Draper was amazing, thoroughly dispatching Zhizhen Zhang before he retired in the third set. We expect the same devastating play from the Brit in this match, who is likely to win this one in three sets simply because he’s that much of a better player.
New York as a surface works really well for him, judging by his 5-2 career record at the US Open.
Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta betting tips & predictions
Draper is highly favoured in this match, so we will back him to win in under 30 games. That’s a relatively easy 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 finish, which should be really doable for the Brit.
He just won a 6-0 set against Zhang, who is a great server and aggressive baseliner. Diaz Acosta doesn’t have that big of a serve. His shots aren’t that threatening either, so Draper should be able to get this one done with ease.
It will largely depend on his own level. Draper has been really good lately, but he can sometimes complicate matches. Even so, at these odds, it seems like a really great value bet.
- Draper to win under 30.5 games @ 1/1