Jack Draper was knocked out of the Canadian Open in straight units on Wednesday, however he got here again later within the day to win his doubles match.
British No. 1 Draper misplaced to Taylor Fritz within the second spherical of the Paris Olympic clay-court match final week in his first hard-court singles match because the Miami Masters in March.
The 22-year-old was overwhelmed 7-5, 6-2 in simply over an hour and a half, giving Australia’s Jordan Thompson a deserved place within the final 32 towards second seed Alexander Z Verev.
However simply two hours later, Draper was again on the court docket, reaching the boys’s doubles quarterfinals with Italy’s Janik Sinner.
Draper paid dearly for a string of unforced errors within the singles defeat, lacking a chance to construct momentum forward of the U.S. Open, the yr’s ultimate Grand Slam match scheduled for August 26. Kick-off at Flushing Meadows. Sky Sports activities Reside.
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Watch highlights from Ben Shelton’s 7-6 6-2 victory over Alexander Bublik within the first spherical of the Canadian Open
World No. 30 Thompson took the initiative within the seventh sport with a break of serve and finally held on to his third set level after the Briton briefly introduced the match again on serve.
Draper battled to save lots of two break factors within the first service sport of the second set and hit some eye-catching winners within the match.
However expensive double faults within the third and seventh video games helped the 30-year-old rival advance into the second spherical.
Nevertheless, Draper and Sinner beat Alexander Bublik and Ben Shelton 7-6 (7-2) 6-1 to succeed in the boys’s doubles quarter-finals, so there is not any match for the Brits in Montreal this week. End.
Elsewhere on the Canadian Open, Britain’s Harriet Dart misplaced to Diana 3-6 6-3 6-7 (2-7) in an exciting match in Toronto ·Diana Shnaider.
Naomi Osaka is getting ready to return to the U.S. Open for the primary time since 2022, defeating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-1.
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Diana Shnaider advances to second spherical with thrilling three-set win over Harriet Dart at Canadian Open in Toronto
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- Montreal Nationwide Financial institution Open (ATP 1000) – August 6-12
- Toronto Nationwide Financial institution Open (WTA 1000) – August 6-12
- Cincinnati Open (ATP 1000) – August 12-19
- Cincinnati Open (WTA 1000) – August 13-19
- Winston-Salem Open (ATP 250) – August 18-24
- Cleveland Land Tennis (WTA 250) – August 18-24
- GNP Seguros Open, Monterrey (WTA 500) – August 19-24
- US Open (ATP/WTA) – August 26-September 8
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