Two years after defeat at Wimbledon, Briton hopes to end losing run against Australian
A couple of days after sealing his first career grand slam win, at Wimbledon, in 2022, a 20-year-old Jack Draper earned himself a rare chance to test his level against one of the sport’s rising stars over the best of five sets.
The early returns from his second-round bout on No 1 Court with Alex de Minaurwere encouraging. Despite the 67 ranking places and three years separating them, they went blow to blow as equals and were level after the two tight, gripping sets.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/03/draper-tackles-de-minaur-rematch-with-us-open-semi-final-in-sight
Author : Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows
Publish date : 2024-09-03 19:27:03
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