Titouan Droguet 🇫🇷 vs. Vit Kopriva 🇨🇿

🎾 ATP Umag 2025 – Round of 16 Preview

Titouan Droguet 🇫🇷 vs. Vit Kopriva 🇨🇿

📍 Umag | 🗓️ July 23 | 🟤 Clay

🧠 Form & Context

Titouan Droguet
🔥 In-form on clay: Holds a strong 21–8 clay record in 2025, including back-to-back Challenger finals in Royan and Iasi.
🎯 Breakthrough win: Dismissed Cristian Garin in straight sets in R1—no small feat against a former Umag finalist.
🧱 Grit and versatility: Compact game with the ability to mix depth, spin, and change rhythm mid-rally.
🇫🇷 Rising stock: At 23, he’s on the upswing again after some early-season inconsistency and a brief injury pause in May.

Vit Kopriva
🚜 Clay-court staple: Also 21–8 on clay this season, highlighted by a Challenger title in Naples and a key ATP win over Baez in Rome.
⏳ Battle-tested: Survived a tough three-setter against Collignon in R1 and has shown the ability to grind through long matches.
💪 Endurance-driven: Covers the court well, mentally resilient, though doesn’t have a singular knockout weapon.
🔁 Steady ATP riser: Longtime Challenger presence, but 2025 marks his most consistent stretch at ATP level.

🔍 Match Breakdown

This one is on a razor’s edge. Both players share identical 21–8 clay records this year and have a similar approach—gritty baseliners with high shot tolerance, solid legs, and patience in constructing points.

Kopriva brings slightly more ATP-level seasoning, but Droguet has the momentum and cleaner shot production from the backhand wing. His ability to strike down-the-line, especially when Kopriva gets passive, could tip key rallies his way.

Physically, both are prepared for a long battle. It’s likely to come down to execution under pressure—second-serve reliability, break-point conversions, and minimizing dips in focus during extended exchanges.

🔮 Prediction

This is as 50-50 as it gets on clay in July. But Droguet’s current trajectory, combined with his more aggressive toolkit and confident R1 performance, gives him the slightest edge in a match that could go the distance.

Prediction: Droguet in 3 sets – expect extended rallies, tactical shifts, and a few momentum swings, but the Frenchman’s sharper form may see him through.