THE round 1 !

At the same time, if Fritz wants to show he can go all the way, he’ll have to get through some tricky matchups!

Yes and also, it's better to play him in R1 than in the round of 16, Draper. At least then he won't have time to warm up. This draw is mostly bad luck for him. Sure, he always gets back to a good level pretty quickly, but there are still steps he has to go through. And here, despite his tournament in Eastbourne, there are still a few missing. The first is of course to play Grand Slam–format matches again. We tend to forget it, but it's something completely different! Then, he still has some inaccuracy in his shots, his positioning. And there’s also managing the different phases of a tennis match. Like at 2–2 against Ugo Humbert. That game that goes on forever without him being able to break. Draper is a bit passive when he’s returning. I remember a match in Doha or Dubai where he had to grind like crazy against Lehecka. That’s just how Jack is!

And for all these reasons, I think a rested Fritz has a pretty good chance of beating him.