Queen’s Open: Frances Tiafoe vs. Victor Troicki 6/17/21 Tennis Prediction

Frances Tiafoe of the United States will face Serbian Victor Troicki in the Round of 16 at the 2021 Queen’s Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Thursday June 17th, 2021 at approximately 11:00am EST.

Young American Frances Tiafoe will face the veteran Victor Troicki in what is expected to be an interesting matchup. Both men are highly experienced and play an entertaining brand of tennis. Who will get the win here and advance to the Quarter-Finals here at the 2021 Queen’s Open?

Frances Tiafoe is currently ranked #65 in the ATP world rankings and is unseeded here at the 2021 Queen’s Open. The American was once ranked in the top 30 but has seen his ranking slowly decline in recent years. A highly talented player, he is still young enough to turn his career around and will be hoping for a strong result here this week on the grass. While he has been relatively poor so far this season, he has found some form here in Britain, winning the Nottingham Challenger and then defeating Aljaz Bedene in the First Round here. Tiafoe served extremely well during that match, and will be hoping for more of the same here against Victor Troicki in a match where he enters as the favorite.

Victor Troicki is a former top 20 player who now finds himself ranked outside the top 200 in the world. The Serbian has seen a shocking loss of form lately, and had not won a main draw match before entering this tournament. After coming through the Qualifying Rounds, he shocked in-form Lorenzo Sonego in the First Round, setting up a clash with Frances Tiafoe for a spot in the Quarter-Finals here at Queen’s. Now 35 years old, he is approaching the end of his career and will be hoping to go out with a bang.

This match will certainly be entertaining, and despite the large gap between their rankings, I expect it to be very close. However, Victor Troicki has struggled to win matches this year, while Frances Tiafoe has found some form here on the grass. I think that the young American will take this match in three tight sets, advancing to the Quarter-Final’s here at the 2021 Queen’s Open. The Serbian will likely struggle with Tiafoe’s power, and while he is a very tough and experienced opponent, expecting him to have enough left in the tank to win here is asking a bit much. Frances Tiafoe to win here and keep his title hopes alive.