JJ Wolf vs Oliver Crawford Preview & Prediction | 2024 US Open | First Qualifying Round
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JJ Wolf has slipped down the rankings over the past year and is low on confidence as he begins US Open qualifying against Oliver Crawford, who now represents Great Britain
START DATE/TIME: Tuesday 20th August, 2024: UK – not before 4:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am
VENUE: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA
SURFACE: Outdoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2 & ABC)
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – ESPN+
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JJ WOLF VS OLIVER CRAWFORD PREDICTION
It’s been a fairly disastrous year on tour for JJ Wolf, who has had to resort to playing some Challenger events on occasion. The American – a top 40 player a year-and-a-half ago – is now floundering outside the top 100. He did make the main draw of the French Open, but only as a lucky loser, and ran into eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in the first round in what was an extremely one-sided contest.
Oliver Crawford used to represent the United States but switched to the United Kingdom at the beginning of the year. The 25-year-old was a promising junior player, reaching as high as world number nine in those rankings, but has failed to kick on in his professional career. Currently ranked 217 in the world, this is will be Crawford’s first venture into qualifying for the US Open.
Crawford’s best run in Grand Slam qualifying came at this year’s Australian Open when he reached the third and final round, and he would naturally love to go one better here. The bookies make Wolf a heavy favourite here on home soil, but such is the American’s lack of confidence right now, this could be one to defy the odds and back Crawford to progress, or at least win a set.
JJ WOLF VS OLIVER CRAWFORD TIP: OLIVER CRAWFORD TO WIN
