Jack Draper in the first round of the 2022 US Open, New York
Jack Draper in the first round of the 2022 US Open, New York | (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Tennis | ATP Adelaide 2 2023 | Draper continues Australian Open preparation against Sonego

By Tony Fairbairn

  • Jack Draper v Lorenzo Sonego
  • H2H: Draper leads 1-0

 

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Jack Draper continues his Australian Open preparations in Adelaide where he faces Lorenzo Sonego in his opening match.

 

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H2H & Match Fundamentals

Jack Draper v Lorenzo Sonego H2H: Draper leads 1-0
ATP Adelaide 2 2023 Adelaide, Australia
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After failing to win back-to-back matches last week Jack Draper looks to continue his Australian Open preparations in Adelaide and first up for the Brit is Lorenzo Sonego.

 

Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2022)

H2H: Jack Draper (WR 42) Lorenzo Sonego (WR 45)
Tournament Previous Best N/A N/A
1st Serve % 58 68.8
Service Games Won % 85.2 81.4
Break Points Saved % 71.1 63.2
2nd Serve Return Points Won % 52.4 45.1
Break Points Converted % 40.2 41.1

Draper will look to continue to dominate on his serve but the Brit will not find it easy to break the Italian given Sonego first serve percentage.

 

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Playing Styles and Prediction

The Italian has a powerful serve and found form last season especially on indoor hard courts. Sonego will be hoping for more consistency especially at big tournaments in 2023 as he looks to breakthrough into the seeding positions at Grand Slams.

Draper will look to continue his aggressive consistency on serve especially in this match where he faces a player who is just as impressive on serve. Sonego will look to shorten the rallies to avoid Draper’s big groundstrokes from the baseline and may even do this by coming to the net on occasions.

This will be a good test of Draper’s ability to perform well under pressure with both players expected to produce a high level on serve in this match. However the Brit’s problem-solving ability and baseline consistency makes him slight favourite.

Prediction: Draper in three sets.

 

 

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