{"id":68516,"date":"2024-06-13T16:28:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T20:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=68516"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T20:28:30","slug":"atp-stuttgart-open-quarterfinal-predictions-tiafoe-draper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/06\/13\/atp-stuttgart-open-quarterfinal-predictions-tiafoe-draper\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Stuttgart Quarterfinal Predictions Including Frances Tiafoe vs Jack Draper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have an exciting quarterfinal lineup at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/stuttgart\/321\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuttgart Open<\/a> , with five of the top eight seeds making it through, including last year&#8217;s finalists. As always, we here at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate for Day 5. But who will advance to the semifinals?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Stuttgart Quarterfinal Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Brandon Nakashima vs Jan-Lennard Struff<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Nakashima now has the most wins (40) this season, including challengers. Despite not playing in many big events, he&#8217;s improved his ranking from 134 to 70. He should now have an easier time entering tour-level events and accessing more points. Jan-Lennard Struff is continuing his good form as he won his second-round match without any fuss. Neither player has dropped a set so far, and it looks like this match will be decided in tiebreaks. I have to pick the German player on his home turf.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Struff in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170460&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>Matteo Berrettini vs James Duckworth<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Matteo Berrettini has done a whole <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/04\/06\/atp-marrakech-final-prediction-berrettini-carballes-baena\/\" target=\"_self\">lot of winning<\/a> when he&#8217;s been healthy enough to hit the courts this year. And, guess what? He&#8217;s looking pretty healthy in Stuttgart. The two-time Stuttgart Open champion defeated Denis Shapovalov in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals for the third time in his career. Winning against a top-20 player is not a regular occurrence for James Duckworth but he did just that and upset the No.2 seed Ben Shelton in three sets. It&#8217;s the biggest win of the year for Duckworth and he has a good serve to make it competitive against Berrettini. The Italian is a different beast on grass and has a good chance to win the whole thing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Berrettini in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"wU_ap77jQ79je7tTeRxzPQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2147725702\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'wU_ap77jQ79je7tTeRxzPQ',sig:'my20AE-mOr--nSCK-ctvsUSDIkwm5RRFKaaCuA672V8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2147725702',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Lorenzo Musetti vs Alexander Bublik<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: Musetti 0-2 Bublik<\/p>\n<p>Clay is the best surface of Lorenzo Musetti but last year he showed that his game can be effective on grass too. Musetti has now reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the Stuttgart Open and will hope to go one better this time around. He finds himself against a very dangerous opponent in the form of Alexander Bublik, who is having his best season so far and was very impressive in his previous round. Bublik has a much better serve than Musetti and that should prove to be the difference in these fast courts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Bublik in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Frances Tiafoe vs Jack Draper<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong>: Tiafoe 1-0 Draper<\/p>\n<p>Frances Tiafoe got a much-needed win against Yannick Hanfmann in his opening-round match.\u00a0 Tiafoe has been in poor form this season but that win will give him a lot of confidence as he tries to defend his Stuttgart title. Jack Draper is always a force to reckon with when he is healthy. He will reach a new career high ranking should he defeat Tiafoe. It&#8217;s hard to trust Tiafoe these days and Draper seems like the more stable player at the moment and should get the win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Draper in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[tgdcta items=&#8221;1&#8243; id=&#8221;170476&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have an exciting quarterfinal lineup at the Stuttgart Open , with five of the top eight seeds making it through, including last year&#8217;s finalists. As always, we here at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate for Day 5. But who will advance to the semifinals? 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