Day 4 at the ATP 500 event in Queen’s will see the conclusion of the Round of 16 of the tournament, with a star-studded lineup including recent Roland Garros champion and defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz taking on the #1 Brit Jack Draper. It should be a very exciting day of tennis with plenty of tight and high quality matches.
ATP Queen’s Day 4 Predictions
Alejandro Tabilo vs Tommy Paul
Head-to-head: first meeting
Tabilo is having an excellent season and he started the grass court swing with a great win over Dadidovich Fokina. However, on this surface Paul should theoretically have the edge in this matchup. He’s been flirting with a top 10 debut for quite a while now and will be hoping to make a real push for it during this grass court season.
Prediction: Paul in 2
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Billy Harris
Head-to-head: first meeting
Harris has been having some decent success at lower levels, but Mpetshi Perricard has really taken the Tour by storm with his huge serve and power, winning a maiden ATP title out of nowhere in Lyon and now taking out Ben Shelton in the first round here in London. His game should make him a very difficult player to take out on the grass and he should be the one to advance here.
Prediction: Mpetshi Perricard in 2
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Brandon Nakashima vs Lorenzo Musetti
Head-to-head: first meeting
After a heartbreaking defeat against Novak Djokovic at the French Open, Musetti has been surprisingly good so far on grass, with a semifinal run in Stuttgart and a win over De Minaur here in London already. Nakashima also made the semifinals in Stuttgart last week, only losing to eventual champion Jack Draper, and on paper his game is better suited to this surface, giving him a slight edge in this matchup.
Prediction: Nakashima in 3
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Carlos Alcaraz vs Jack Draper
Head-to-head: Alcaraz 2-0 Draper
This is easily the biggest match of the day, with current Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and Queen’s champion Carlos Alcaraz taking on Jack Draper, who won in Stuttgart last week and has the talent to beat anyone when he is healthy. It should be a very interesting and competitive match, but of course Alcaraz has the edge. Draper would have to be almost perfect to get the upset here.
Prediction: Alcaraz in 3
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