The quarter-finals of the Mexican Open, one of three ATP Tour tennis events this week, begin on Thursday in Acapulco with four of the top-eight seeds remaining, including defending champion Alex de Minaur and Holger Rune. The first of the four quarter-finals is between unseeded players Jack Draper and Miomir Kecmanovic.
Draper vs Kecmanovic Picks
- Pick: Draper -325
Let’s take a look at the Draper vs Kecmanovic betting analysis and come up with tennis predictions for the match.
Jack Draper vs Miomir Kecmanovic Information
Jack Draper vs Miomir Kecmanovic
Location of the game: Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial in Mexico
Date & Time: Thursday, February 29 at 7 p.m. ET
How to Watch: Tennis TV
Jack Draper vs Miomir Kecmanovic Recent Scores
Draper is into his second quarter-final of the season after upsetting American Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-4 in the first round and beating Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-0 in the second round. The world No. 50 had 11 aces, won 88 percent of points on first serve, and won 10 points in a row at one point during his dominant performance against Nishioka.
Kecmanovic, world No. 53, is coming off of a 6-4, 6-4 win over Daniel Altmaier in the Round of 16. He had three aces, won an impressive 77 percent of points on first serve, and was 2-of-3 in breakpoint opportunities. He beat Diego Schwartzman in the first round.
Jack Draper vs Miomir Kecmanovic Betting Analysis
Draper with Consecutive Wins over Kecmanovic
Draper, who is favored in the Mexican Open odds for the match, has two wins over Kecmanovic in the last 52 weeks. Looking at the Draper vs Kecmanovic betting analysis, Draper won their last match at the 2024 Adelaide International, beating Kecmanovic 5-7, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (7). He also beat the 24-year-old Serbian player 6-4, 7-5 in May 2023. Draper’s tennis stats in that match included six aces and winning 3-of-4 breakpoint chances.
Draper is 7-3 this season with each match being played on outdoor hard courts. He was 15-8 on the surface last season. Because he has cruised through his first two matches with straight-set victories, Draper has been on the court almost 1 hour and 30 minutes less than Kecmanovic, which could be a factor for the Draper vs Kecmanovic betting analysis.
Kecmanovic into First QF This Season
Kecmanovic, who has one career ATP Tour title, is 7-6 this season and ranked No. 53 in the world, down from a career-best of 27th a little more than a year ago. He is 7-5 on hard courts this season after going 11-13 on the surface last year. While he has lost his last two matches against Draper, he does have a win over his quarter-final opponent on an indoor hard court in 2023.
Kecmanovic is into his first quarter-final of the season. He previously lost in the Round of 32 at both the Mifel Tennis Open and Delray Beach Open. He had a decent showing at the Australian Open, however, reaching the Round of 16 before losing to Carlos Alcaraz.
Updates
Both players are healthy with no injury concerns.
Jack Draper vs Miomir Kecmanovic Betting Preview
Draper is a major betting favorite with -325 moneyline odds to win the match. Kecmanovic has +220 odds to win the match. Other tennis odds for the Draper vs Kecmanovic betting analysis include Draper to win the first set (-240) and Kecmanovic to win in three sets (+550).
Jack Draper vs Miomir Kecmanovic Betting Prediction
Draper is on quite a run right now and doesn’t look like he plans on slowing down. He’s 2-0 in his last two matches against Kecmanovic and should have better conditioning after playing almost 1 hour and 30 minutes less than Kecmanovic through two matches.
- Pick: Draper -325
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