Jack Draper forced to dig deep against dogged Gómez after on-court sickness
by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZJ8X)
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After 53 days without experiencing the tension, physicality and adrenaline of competing at the highest level of his sport, Jack Draper returned to competition at the US Open with a bruising first-round win that illustrated the challenge of entering a grand slam tournament with suboptimal preparation.
Draper, the fifth seed, dragged himself into the second round with a tough 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 win against the qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez. However, he also struggled physically as the match extended in the warm conditions and he threw up during the third set.
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