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Taylor Fritz vs Jack Draper: Olympic Tennis tournament – Second round

One of the best American players Taylor Fritz will face Jack Draper in the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Taylor Fritz Profile

Taylor Fritz is currently 11th in the rankings, and last year he reached his career-high at No. 5 in the world. The American is 36-13 for the season and 14-6 on clay.

Fritz is coming off a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alexander Bublik in the first round of the tournament. Previously he lost in the Wimbledon quarterfinal to Lorenzo Musetti in five sets.

Fritz won the titles in Eastbourne and Delray Beach earlier this season.

Fritz is very active at the Olympics, as he is set to play in men’s doubles with Tommy Paul and in mixed doubles with Coco Gauff.

Jack Draper Profile

Jack Draper has the highest ranking of his career being 26th in the world. The Brit is 22-14 for the season and 5-6 on clay.

He is coming off a 6-1, 6-8 win over Kei Nishikori in the opening round of the tournament. That was his second match after losing in the second round at Wimbledon to Cameron Norrie.

Draper won the title in Stuttgart this season and lost the final in Adelaide.

This is his first appearance at the Olympics.

Head-to-Head Tied 1-1

• Fritz vs Draper 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2024 ATP Munich, quarterfinal)
• Draper vs Fritz 6-2, 6-2 (2022 Queen’s Club, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both players have had a solid season and high ambitions for the Olympics. They both started with dominant wins in the opening round, once again proving that they are in good form. What makes this match very interesting is the fact that both of them have a similar style of play and neither prefers playing on clay. Fritz made the needed adjustments this season and played a lot of matches on this surface to develop his game, and that will make the difference in this match as the American advance to the round of 16.