British No 1 Jack Draper reeled off the final three video games to provide a gutsy three-set victory in opposition to ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on the Cincinnati Open on Thursday.
Tsitsipas served for the match at 5-4 within the third set, however Draper received 12 of the final 17 factors to say a surprising 3-6 6-4 7-5 win and attain the third spherical.
“I think Stefanos has a big presence and the court was insanely fast, so it’s hard to play good tennis,” Draper advised Sky Sports activities.
“In the first hour I really struggled… and that just isn’t good enough against these top players.
“Basically, my grit, my willpower and my angle received me the match right now, so I am very happy with that.”
Draper is now 2-0 in opposition to Tsitsipas and he’ll tackle the winner of seventh seed Casper Ruud or Felix Auger-Aliassime for a spot within the quarter-finals.
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Alexander Zverev grew to become the primary participant to earn 50 tour-level wins this season after defeating Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-2 for a gap win.
“I felt well on the court,” stated Zverev, who lifted the trophy in Cincinnati in 2021. “I have felt good in practice and then it is easier to bring on court. I didn’t feel well in Canada at all, even in the few matches I won. I hope my form is getting better and better and I can play some good tennis.
“We’re very related gamers. We’re each very tall and good baseline gamers and once we are each enjoying it’s about kind and who’s enjoying higher and right now I’m blissful that it was me and I obtained a great win right now.”
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Yoshihito Nishioka was given a sport penalty after being warned a number of instances by the umpire to settle down in his match in opposition to Hubert Hurkacz
In different motion, fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz rallied previous Yoshihito Nishioka 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 to arrange a gathering with Flavio Cobolli.
Cobolli led 7-6 (7-4) 3-1 when his Italian compatriot Luciano Darderi retired as a result of sickness.
There have been additionally wins for Andrey Rublev, Brandon Nakashima, Ben Shelton and Holger Rune.
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