Who Will Win: Purcell Vs Vukic? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

What Time Will Max Purcell Play Against Aleksandar Vukic?

Purcell and Vukic are on the Day 2 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Tuesday 27 August 2024. 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?

Max Purcell (AUS) and Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) have faced each other multiple times in their career. Vukic currently leads the head-to-head record with a score of 1-0. Their most recent meeting took place in the grass court tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, in the round of 32. Vukic emerged victorious with a score of 6-3 7-6(5).

Prior to this match, they had also encountered each other in other tournaments. In the grass court qualifying round of the Nottingham Challenger in Great Britain, Vukic defeated Purcell with a score of 6-1 4-1, as Purcell retired from the match. They also faced off in the semifinals of the Columbus Challenger on a hard court in the USA, where Purcell won with a score of 7-6(3) 7-6(6).

In a hard court tournament, the Bengaluru 2 Challenger in India, they clashed in the quarterfinals, and Vukic came out on top with a score of 6-4 2-6 6-4. Another meeting between them occurred in the final of the Busan Challenger on a hard court in South Korea, where Vukic won when Purcell retired, with a score of 6-4 1-0.

Max Purcell has achieved significant milestones in his career. In 2021, he broke into the top 200 in the singles rankings and reached the top 100 in March 2023. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 40 in October 2023. Purcell had a remarkable run in the Eastbourne tournament, where he advanced to his first ATP Tour semifinal in 2021 as a 283rd-ranked lucky loser. He also reached his first final in 2024 as a qualifier.

One of his standout moments came in the 2023 Cincinnati Masters, where he defeated No. 7-ranked Casper Ruud, marking the biggest win of his career. He then reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal but lost to world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,

Purcell replaced the two-time Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray in the draw and achieved a notable victory over No. 15-ranked Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round (held in 2021). Additionally, Purcell had a successful stint on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2023, recording a 34-7 record and winning three titles in consecutive weeks in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Pune.

In doubles, Purcell reached a career-high ranking of No. 18. He reached the finals of the Australian Open in 2020 and 2022 and clinched the Wimbledon title in 2022 partnering with Matthew Ebden, becoming the first all-Aussie men’s doubles Wimbledon champions since Woodbridge/Woodforde in 2000.

Aleksandar Vukic also has notable achievements in his career. He broke into the top 200 in March 2020 before the COVID-19 suspension of the ATP Tour and reached the top 100 in May 2023. He attained his career-high ranking of No. 48 in August 2023, shortly after reaching his first ATP Tour final at the 2023 Atlanta Open.

Vukic had a successful run in the 2024 Eastbourne tournament as a lucky loser, reaching his second ATP Tour semifinal by defeating Nishioka in the quarterfinals, who had previously defeated him in the qualifying rounds. He achieved a significant win over No. 15-ranked Borna Coric in the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto, advancing to the third round.

On the Challenger circuit, Vukic won titles at the 2022 Bengaluru-2 and 2023 Busan tournaments. He also reached the finals at the 2021 and 2022 Champaign tournaments. Prior to his professional career, Vukic was a three-time All-American for the University of Illinois from 2015-2018. He was born in Sydney, Australia, after his parents and older brother fled Montenegro during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Purcell will win.
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