Draper vs Fonseca Prediction French Open Pick Today

Joao Fonseca and Jack Draper meet Saturday in the French Open. Here’s a Draper vs Fonseca Prediction. This article will include a Draper vs Fonseca Pick.

Joao Fonseca Betting Preview

Fonseca has won his first two matches in straight sets and has a chance to make the fourth round of a grand slam in just his second ever appearance. Fonseca beat Hubert Hurkacz in less than two hours and disappointed the crowd by breaking Pierre-Hugues Herbert five times and defeating him in less than three hours. Fonseca has now won back-to-back matches for the first time since Miami, and he’s shown some mental toughness by winning two tiebreaks in his last match.

Fonseca has to clean up the unforced errors if he’s going to go any further in this tournament, but we know what he’s capable of when the shotmaking is clicking. At only 18 years old, Fonseca is one of the more talented players on tour and considered one of the top future stars of the sport.

Fonseca has one career win over a top-10 player, which came in this year’s Australian Open against Andrey Rublev. Fonseca hasn’t won three straight matches since winning the Argentina Open back in February.

Jack Draper Betting Preview

Draper has played eight sets and nearly six hours of tennis to get to the third round. Draper needed four sets each to beat Mattia Bellucci and Gael Monfils. Draper has hit a combined 102 aces in his first two matches and has come away with clutch aces in tight moments. Fitness and mental toughness have been questions with Draper in the past, but he survived a battle of conditioning against Monfils, which was encouraging.

We’re starting to see Draper really turn the corner in his career, as he has a chance to win at least three matches for the seventh time in his last 10 tournaments. Draper has won six straight matches that have gone at least four sets. 

Draper looks to make the fourth round of a grand slam for the fourth time in his career. Draper has never made the fourth round of the French Open.

Draper vs Fonseca H2H

Draper beat Fonseca in the only meeting, which was a couple of months ago in Indian Wells. The match was decided in straight sets and 16 games. Draper won each of the last nine games. 

Draper vs Fonseca Prediction

Fonseca and plus money is always intriguing because he is ridiculously talented and capable of beating anybody on any given day. The problem is Fonseca is still wet behind the ears, and it’s fair to question if he’s ready for moments this big.

Since last October, Draper has been one of the most consistent players on the men’s side, and his win over Monfils with the crowd rooting against him is only going to make him stronger. With more experience and that reliable serve to get him out of trouble, I trust Draper more in what should be a tight, competitive match. Give me Draper in four sets.