Jack Draper vs Hubert Hurkacz – Breakdown and Prediction

September 26, 2024

Jack Draper vs Hubert Hurkacz: ATP Tokyo – Second round

The highest-ranked Brit player Jack Draper will take on Hubert Hurkacz in the second round of the ATP Tokyo.

Jack Draper Profile

Jack Draper has the highest ranking of his career being No. 20 in the world. The Brit is 31-20 for the season and 18-9 on hard surface.

Draper is coming off a 6-2, 6-2 win over Mattia Bellucci in the first round of the tournament. Earlier this month, he reached his first-ever Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, but lost to Jannik Sinner in straight sets.

Draper won the title in Stuttgart this season defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final.

Last year in Tokyo he lost in the opening round to Alex de Minaur.

Hubert Hurkacz Profile

Hubert Hurkacz is eighth in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career-high. The Polish is 41-17 for the season and 17-9 on hard surface.

He is coming off a 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 win over Marcos Giron in the opening round in Tokyo. That was his first match after losing to Jordan Thompson in the second round of the US Open.

Hurkacz won the title in Estoril this season, defeating Pedro Martinez in the final.

This is his fourth appearance in Tokyo and for the first time he has moved past the first round.

Head-to-Head Hurkacz leads 4-1

Hurkacz vs Draper 6-1, 7-5 (2024 ATP Madrid, second round)
Hurkacz vs Draper 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2024 ATP Monte Carlo, first round)
Draper vs Hurkacz 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 (2023 US Open, second round)
Hurkacz vs Draper 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 (2023 ATP Monte Carlo, second round)
Hurkacz vs Draper 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 (2022 ATP Antwerp, round of 16)

Prediction and Conclusion

Jack Draper is one of the players with the highest jump this season, and he fully deserves his place among the top 20 players in the world. Hubert Hurkacz has been among the top 10 for a while now, but it is a fact that after the injury at Wimbledon, he is not the same player. He has won 4 of their previous 5 matches against Draper, but the Brit is in much better shape at the moment and will move on to the next round.