Jack Draper vs Jiri Lehecka Prediction: Jack Draper has to win!

Jack Draper and Jiri Lehecka will face each other for the first time in their careers, in the final of the ATP Adelaide tournament. Both players have been in great form throughout the tournament, winning all the games leading to the final.

Jack Draper defeated Alexander Bublik in the semifinal stage, while Jiri Lehecka beat Sebastian Korda to book his place in this final game. While there are not strong favorites for this clash, the bookies seem to lean to a win for Sebastian Korda, but there is every indication that it won’t be a straightforward game for the american.

Jack Draper

Jack Draper is currently ranked 38th on the ATP rankings. He was born on 22nd December 2001 in Sutton England.. He has been ranked as high as world No. 38 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved on 16 January 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 477 attained on 14 February 2022. Draper has won five titles on the ATP Challenger Tour and seven on the ITF Tour.

Jack Draper won his first match of the ATP Adelaide against Sebastian Baez, beating him in straight sets, then defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the second game in 3 sets. After that, faced Tommy Paul in the quarterfinal and won in straight sets. And his last and most recent game was against Alexander Bublik and he won the game in straight sets.

Jiri Lehecka

Jiri Lehecka was born in Knezmost Czech Republic on 8th November 2022. He currently ranks 29th on the ATP rankings. Lehecka has a career high ATP single ranking of world No. 29 achieved on 28 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP double ranking of No. 149 achieved on 11 September 2023. He is currently the No. 1 Czech player in men's singles. Lehečka has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 10 achieved on 11 March 2019.

Jiri Lehecka got his first win of the tournament against Adam Walton, beating him in straight sets. Then he defeated Dusan Lajovic in the next round in 3 sets. And in the quarterfinals, he saw off a challenge from Nicolas Jerry, beating him in straight sets. Finally, he beat Sebastian Korda in the semifinal in straight sets to book his place in this final.

Head to Head

There is no head-to-head record between both players.

Analysis and Predictions

For players who are completely new to each other, it is always safe to expect just about anything as both players have different styles of play. At the moment, Jack Draper is the favored player to win the title according to the bookmakers even though there isn’t much of a difference between both players. Jack Draper should be able to handle the pressure of this stage better than Jiri Lehecka, so he is expected to pick up the title at the end of the game.

• Jack Draper to Win by (-1) Handicap at 1.60 Odds
• Under 22.5 Games at 1.9 Odds
• Jack Draper to Win 2-0 at 2.37 Odds