‘Pretty drained’: Jack Draper’s promising US Open run ends after Rublev defeat
by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows from US news | The Guardian on (#6EEWB)
- Draper beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by No 8 seed
- I've had four good matches at a grand slam'
After a completely unexpected, brilliant eight days that offered both himself and the rest of the tennis world a much-needed reminder of his considerable talents, Jack Draper's US Open run came to an end in the fourth round on a humid Monday afternoon in New York.
Andrey Rublev, the eighth seed, used all of his experience and nous to narrowly edge out his younger challenger 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after a gruelling 2hr 45min on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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