British No. 1 and U.S. Open semifinalist Jack Draper has secured a spot within the Japan Open quarterfinals following a straight-set victory to No. 2 seed Hubert Hurkacz.
Whereas the 22-year-old Draper and Hurkacz have been evenly matched on aces and winners, it was the Polish participant’s 30 unforced errors, to Draper’s 20, that proved expensive. Draper took the win 6-2, 6-4.
This victory marked Draper’s third win in opposition to a top-10 ranked opponent this season.
Prime-seeded Taylor Fritz and third-seeded Casper Ruud have additionally been eradicated from the match.
Draper will now face the winner of the match between Brandon Nakashima and Ugo Humbert within the quarterfinals.
Data from AP newsroom contributed to this report.
