Jack Draper reached the fourth spherical of the US Open for the second consecutive yr with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp in New York on Saturday.
His Dutch opponent shocked the world of tennis when he knocked out Carlos Alcaraz within the second spherical on Friday, however he was no match for the Brit on Grandstand Courtroom.
Draper has been in advantageous type in Flushing Meadows and shortly gained ascendency within the contest by breaking Van de Zandschulp on the first alternative to take a 2-0 lead within the first set.
The British males’s No. 1 was made to work laborious by his opponent however finally transformed his dominance right into a set lead with an ace to win a fiercely contested deciding recreation.
Van de Zandschulp then appeared to settle right into a rhythm and regarded extra assured in his strokeplay, however a double fault within the seventh recreation handed Draper the benefit that he wanted to maneuver inside a set of victory.
Draper confronted little resistance from his opponent within the third and closing set with Van de Zandschulp shedding his composure and serving 5 double faults in a row at one level.
The Brit will face world No. 39 Tomas Machac subsequent after the Czech participant reached the fourth spherical of a Grand Slam for the primary time by beating Belgian David Goffin 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.
Machac remains to be but to drop a set within the event.
