Paris Masters 2022: Frances Tiafoe vs. Jack Draper Tennis Pick and Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2022 Paris Masters as Frances Tiafoe takes on Jack Draper in the Round of 32 on November 2nd, 2022.

Will Frances Tiafoe get the win? Will Jack Draper pull off the upset? This will be a fascinating one, where two very entertaining young stars clash. Who will triumph and move through to the Round of 16 at the 2022 Paris Masters?

Frances Tiafoe got a decent first round win over Lorenzo Sonego, and although he got the win, Tiafoe has seemed a little slow since his US Open run. If he wants to take down Jack Draper, it’s definitely not out of his realm of ability, being the higher ranked player with the results he’s had, but at the same time, Draper is playing well above his ranking at the moment, let’s see who can come out on top of this battle here at the 2022 Paris Masters.

Jack Draper took down Arthur Rinderknech in front of his home crowd in a relatively straightforward fashion, 6-3 6-4. If he wants to take out Frances Tiafoe for a chance to likely face Daniil Medvedev, he’ll need to maintain his high level. I think he has a good game to take Tiafoe, his defensive game isn’t the best and against Draper you’re almost always on your backfoot, let’s see if the Brit can get the job done at the 2022 Paris Masters

Frances Tiafoe and Jack Draper have never met before, with this being their first career meeting. It’s definitely an eye catching matchup, with both players able to produce some incredible hot shots. Although Draper definitely has the edge in this matchup and will likely come out the winner, it may get tougher than expected as he looks to advance to the last 16 of the 2022 Paris Masters.