Billy Harris vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Prediction United Cup Tennis Picks 12/30/24

Billy Harris has replaced Jack Draper in the Great Britain team after the rising star of British men's tennis withdrew from the United Cup because of injury.

The news is obviously a big blow in Team GB's qualification chances with Draper and Katie Boutler forming part of a formidable pair at the tournament. 

That offers a window of opportunity for Harris to show what he is capable of and how reliant he can be in team competitions. He has previously played in one Davis Cup singles match, in which he beat Otto Virtanen of Finland three months ago.

Harris usually competes on the ATP Challenger Tour, but enjoyed a breakthrough run on the ATP Tour during the grass court season last summer, reaching the quarterfinals at Queen's and the semifinal of Eastbourne.

In that run, he beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry. 

Tomas Martin Etcheverry Preview

Tomas Martin Etcheverry lost his singles match against Alex de Minaur on Saturday. The match took 17 games to decide lasting a little over an hour.

Etcheverry hit two aces and landed 60% of first serves. He won 71% of first-serve points (20/28) and 37% of second-serve points (7/19). The 25-year-old saved three of six break points.

Etcheverry won only 25% of return points (13/51) and did not create a single break point in the match.

Billy Harris vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Head-To-Head

• Harris and Etcheverry have played each other once on the ATP Tour.

• Harris stunned the Argentinian in the first round of Queen's Club last season. 

Billy Harris vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Prediction

Harris can carry plenty of confidence into this match. He has beaten Etcheverry before in one of seven wins he has conjured in his ATP career. There is no reason why he won't do it again. He is a great server and work ethic is one of his strongest attributes. Etcheverry has never been comfortable on a hard court hence his negative lifetime record. A win for Harris would make things extremely interesting in this group, so the set spread is an appealing market in this match for Harris to potentially win one set.