Jack Draper is the British number one on the ATP Tour and the Londoner will be expected to get his Cincinnati adventure off to a winning start against Spain’s Jaume Munar, who is ranked some 61 places below him in the world rankings.
The 22-year-old left-hander claimed his maiden ATP Tour title in Stuttgart in June and, only 22 years of age, should get plenty more opportunities to build on that in the coming seasons.
Draper, who stands at 6ft 4in tall, is blessed with a power-packed serve and that may be too hot for qualifier Munar to handle.
The Spaniard overcame Hugo Gaston and Lorenzo Sonego to qualify for the main draw, but he is at his best on a slower surface and rightly starts as an outsider for his duel with Draper.
Jack Draper v Jaume Munar in the first round of ATP Cincinnati will be available on bet365's Sports Live Streaming platform.
The match may also be broadcast on Sky Sports Tennis in the UK, depending on scheduling.
Jack Draper v Jaume Munar is due to start at around 17:30 BST on Wednesday 14th August, with the encounter taking place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati, United States.
Despite both players being ranked inside the world’s top 100, this the first competitive meeting between these two.
That may have something to do with the fact that Draper is still only 22 years of age, while Munar is more renowned for being a clay-court specialist, so rarely goes deep on the quicker surface.
This is, however, only a first-round clash and Munar had to win two qualifiers to get to the main draw to face the world number 28.
Draper has won nine of his last 13 matches and he won his first ATP Tour title on the grass in Stuttgart in June.
Munar, meanwhile, had lost six of his previous seven matches before winning his two Cincinnati qualifiers.
The Spaniard is yet to secure silverware on the ATP Tour and he has dropped a set in 11 of his last 12 matches.
Munar may be buoyed by the fact that Draper has lost four of his last five hard-court matches.
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