Tennis Betting Tips: Nakashima to put Draper to work

Friday brings with it more tennis action from Queen's and Halle, which are the two events that have drawn my attention for selections for Friday.

British number one Jack Draper is set to face Brandon Nakashima in the quarter-finals at Queen's and this is one of the matches that features in my Tennis Betting Tips for the day. Check them out below.

Set Betting - Jack Draper to beat Brandon Nakashima 2-1 @ 11/4

Draper required a tie break to avoid a premature exit from Queen's against Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday and you sense that he cannot afford to be sloppy against Brandon Nakashima in the quarter-finals on Friday.

Over the past nine months, we have seen Draper grow on the ATP Tour and there is no doubt that he has the potential to be the next British men's Grand Slam champion, with many hopeful of his chances at Wimbledon in the coming weeks.

The world number six boasts an 18-3 record against players outside the top 30 in 2025, while Nakashima is 0-3 against top-10 players, so this is just as much a test for him as it will be for Draper.

The American has shown his talent on grass and it will be an interesting clash between the two left-handers. If he plays at his best, Draper should have no issues getting through to the quarter-finals in West Kensington, but Nakashima will ensure that he has to work for it.

I have the Brit to triumph in three sets.

Set Betting - Holger Rune to beat Roberto Bautista Agut 2-1 @ 5/2

The other quarter-final match at Queen's sees Denmark's Holger Rune tussle with Roberto Bautista Agut, which has the makings of a fascinating contest. There is 15 years between the two players and the Spanish Agut will be looking to teach his younger opponent a thing or two on Friday.

The Spaniard has impressed in his two matches at Queen's so far, defeating Nuno Borges and Jakub Mensik - with both matches going the distance. Agut has been showing off his years of experience on court and that has put him in a decent position in this tournament.

Rune has youth on his side and he is a good player on the ATP Tour but he suffered a wobble against Mackenzie McDonald in the first set last time out. He got his head right to dominate the final two sets, but he could be in for another tough test in the quarter-finals.

I think Agut's experience can cause Rune some problems so I'm backing the Dane to go through in three sets.

Set 2 Winner - Alex Michelsen against Daniil Medvedev @ 11/8

Over in Halle, former world number one Daniil Medvedev faces America's Alex Michelsen in the quarter-finals and I do think there is potential for an upset. I'm not confident to back it though, so I am looking elsewhere for value.

I think Michelsen can take this match all the way and I think covering him to win the second set may be a smart play.

Some of his best tennis at this event has come in the later sets he has played in, and I think there is a strong chance that Medvedev's experience will see the Russian take the advantage in the match. This is also because Michelsen was in doubles action on Thursday so an element of fatigue could lead to a slow start on court.

This would then spark Michelsen to raise his game in the second, like we saw against Francisco Cerundolo in the opening match, while he demonstrated some deft tennis against Stefanos Tsitsipas last time out.

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