Alexei Popyrin vs Jack Draper Preview & Prediction | 2025 Qatar Open | First Round

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Jack Draper returns to action after over a month out since he retired in the Australian Open and he takes on Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the first round in Qatar

Ranking points: ATP 500

Start date/time: Monday 17th February, 2025: UK – not before 3:40pm / US ET – not before 10:40am / US PT – not before 7:40am

Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Alexei Popyrin vs Jack Draper Prediction

It has been a tough start to 2025 for Alexei Popyrin as he has been eliminated in his opening match in all three tournaments in which he has participated in so far. He gets his Qatar Open campaign underway on Monday and he has been handed a tough draw as he meets Britain’s Jack Draper.

After over a month out of action, Jack Draper returns to the court hoping that his hip troubles which forced him to retire from his round of 16 match with Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open are over.

It will be interesting to see if he can hit the ground running on his return and that will likely make this match competitive.

Popyrin will be desperate to get a win under his belt while Draper is used to coming back from longer absences and producing the goods. So much will depend on Draper here but we do not see either player dominating here. Expect back and forth sets and we like overs in game betting here.

Alexei Popyrin vs Jack Draper Tip: Over 22.5 total games