US Open 2024: Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (25) Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta
Date: August 29, 2024
Tournament: US Open 2024
Round: Second round (Round of 64)
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, United States
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $75,000,000
Live telecast: USA - ESPN | Canada - TSN | UK - Sky Sports | India - Sony Sports
Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta preview
Jack Draper, seeded 25th, will look to make a mark on the Grand Slam stage, as he takes on Facundo Diaz Acosta in the second round of the 2024 US Open. The young British player is one of the rising stars on the ATP circuit and currently sits on a career-best ranking of 25. Draper won his maiden ATP title, winning the 2024 Stuttgart Open, getting the better of Matteo Berrettini in the final.
As far as hard courts are concerned, Draper reached the final of the Adelaide International, falling short against Jiri Lehecka in the final. The World No. 25 also made a quarter-final appearance at the Cincinnati Open, where he lost to Holger Rune. The 25th seed got the better of Zhang Zhizhen in the first round of the US Open after Chinese player retired in the middle of the third set.
Facundo Diaz Acosta has had a moderate season in 2024, with a 16-14 record, with the maximum success coming on the clay, for the Argentine. The current World No. 64 won his maiden career title, winning his home event at the Argentina Open, overcoming Nicolas Jarry in the final and reaching the career-best ranking of 47.
However, the Argentine player's performances have not been up to the mark on hard courts. The last hard-court event he played was the Canadian Open, where he could not qualify for the main draw. The first-round win over Hugo Gaston was the first hard-court win for Acosta in 2024.
Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta head-to-head
The head-to-head stands at 0-0 as this will be the first meeting between the two players.
Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Jack Draper vs Facundo Diaz Acosta prediction
Draper has a 59 percent win ratio on hard courts in his career, reaching two hard-court finals in his career, losing both of them. However, the young Brit is yet to put up a decent performance on the Grand Slam stage, as he has won just eight matches at the Majors in his career so far. He has a 6-2 record at the US Open, having reached the fourth round last year, losing to Andrey Rublev.
Acosta has a mere 14 percent win record on hard courts so far in his career. His record at the Majors is very poor, as the win in the previous round at the US Open, was his maiden victory at the Majors in his career.
Given the point in their careers and current form, Draper should dominantly defeat Acosta in straight sets.
Pick - Draper to win in straight sets