Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz will lock horns in arguably the standout match in round one of Wimbledon.
There are several exciting Wimbledon round one matches at the start of next week, but this men’s clash looks set to top the list.
Injuries have forced Draper out of the ATP top 150, but he has hit form at the perfect time with a run to the Eastbourne semifinals.
Moreover, he is currently being coached by Andy Murray, who won two of his three Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon.
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Also with injury issues in recent times, Fritz is ranked seventh in the world, and has just made back-to-back grass finals in Stuttgart and Halle.
Their highly anticipated meeting at SW19 has now been previewed by Greg Rusedski, a former Wimbledon quarterfinalist.
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Rusedski said on his Off Court podcast: “I think it’s too early [for Draper].
“I think a good performance would be great, but miracles have happened before, strange things happen.
“But Fritz’s form has been tremendous, he’s playing well, you know it could go the distance, but I’m just slightly favouring the American at the moment.
“Just because, Jack hasn’t played enough tennis at the moment and it’s one thing to play a two-out-of-three set match and it’s another thing to play a three-out-of-five set match.
“Fritz is the player with probably the most grass court matches, he’s playing the best on the surface.”
Heading into their match at the All England Club, Draper leads world number seven Fritz 3-2 in their head-to-head.
| Year | Winner | Tournament | Round | Surface | Score |
| 2025 | Jack Draper | ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells | Round of 16 | Outdoor Hard | 75 64 |
| 2024 | Jack Draper | ATP Masters 1000 Paris | Round of 32 | Indoor Hard | 76(6) 46 64 |
| 2024 | Taylor Fritz | Paris Olympics | Round of 32 | Outdoor Clay | 67(3) 63 62 |
| 2024 | Taylor Fritz | Munich | Quarterfinal | Outdoor Clay | 46 63 76(1) |
| 2022 | Jack Draper | Queen’s Club | Round of 32 | Outdoor Grass | 63 62 |
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Of course, neither Draper nor Fritz will be looking beyond their opening match in London, and for good reason.
But their fans certainly will, with Draper undoubtedly set to attract more support given that he is playing on home soil.
That should give the Briton plenty of confidence for the match, the winner of which will play Patrick Kypson or Mackenzie McDonald in round two.
After that, possible opponents as the tournament progresses include Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Alexander Bublik, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton.
And that could lead to a potential final against either defending champion Jannik Sinner or 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
