

What Time Will Jack Draper Play Against Aleksandar Vukic?
Draper and Vukic are on the Day 6 Schedule at Australian Open 2025 on Friday 17 January. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
15. JACK DRAPER (GBR) v ALEKSANDAR VUKIC (AUS)
Head-to-head: first meeting
British player Jack Draper is facing Australian player Aleksandar Vukic in the Australian Open for the first time. Draper has faced Australian players at Grand Slams before, with a 2-1 win-loss record. He defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of this tournament, lost to Alex de Minaur in the second round of Wimbledon 2022, but defeated De Minaur in the quarterfinals of the US Open last year. Overall, Draper has a 4-7 win-loss record against Australian players at Tour-level.
Draper, at 23 years old, is aiming to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the third time in his career. This is his third Australian Open appearance and his 11th Grand Slam in total. If he reaches the round of 16, he will become the 13th British man in the Open Era to do so at the Australian Open.
Furthermore, Draper is bidding to become the ninth British man in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 at Grand Slams on three or more occasions. He has a career record of 81 wins and 51 losses, with a hard court record of 57 wins and 32 losses. In 2025, he has a perfect record of 2-0, both on hard courts.
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Draper has a 4-1 record in five-set matches at Tour-level and has won all three five-set matches he has played at the Australian Open. His best Grand Slam result is reaching the semifinals of the US Open last year. He is currently ranked 18th in the ATP rankings.
On the other hand, Vukic is seeking to reach the round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time. This is his fifth Australian Open appearance and his 11th Grand Slam overall. If he achieves this feat, he would become the 56th Australian man to reach the round of 16 at the Australian Open in the Open Era. Vukic has won two of the four five-set matches he has played at the Australian Open.
Vukic reached the third round by defeating Damir Dzumhur and No. 22 seed Sebastian Korda. This is his best result at a Grand Slam. He currently has a ranking of 67th in the ATP rankings, with a career-high ranking of 48th.
Overall, Draper and Vukic will face each other for the first time in their careers.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Draper will win.
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