3 w. ago Jack Draper digs deep to beat Alexei Popyrin and reach Queen’s Club quarter

British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started poorly: he had struggled to find his range on his groundstrokes for much of the occasion and then two match points passed him by. Deep in the third-set tie break, he trailed 2-4.Over the past year, though, a period during which he has established himself as one of the best players in the world, Draper has continually shown his ability to find a path to victory no matter what. In the first week of his grass-court homecoming, the 23-year-old offered a forceful demonstration of his supreme competitive spirit as he recovered to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the world No 21, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jack Draper shakes off errors to thwart Popyrin and keep Queen’s Club quest alive

British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started poorly: he had struggled to find his range on his groundstrokes for much of the occasion and then two match points passed him by. Deep in the third-set tie break, he trailed 2-4.Over the past year, though, a period during which he has established himself as one of the best players in the world, Draper has continually shown his ability to find a path to victory no matter what. In the first week of his grass-court homecoming, the 23-year-old offered a forceful demonstration of his supreme competitive spirit as he recovered to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the world No 21, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Queen's Club: Jack Draper vows to 'peak at Wimbledon' as he edges past Alexei Popyrin to reach quarter

Draper dropped the first set but held his nerve in final set tie-break to progress on home soil

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3 w. ago Jack Draper overcomes Alexei Popyrin to battle into Queen’s quarter

Draper defeated Popyrin in a two-hour, three-set battle of attrition to reach the quarter-finals, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5)

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3 w. ago Jack Draper v Alexei Popyrin live: Queen’s tennis result and reaction as Brit secures quarter

Jack Draper takes on Alexei Popyrin second on the Andy Murray Arena

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3 w. ago Jack Draper v Alexei Popyrin live: Queen’s tennis scores and updates as Brit secures quarter

Jack Draper takes on Alexei Popyrin second on the Andy Murray Arena

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3 w. ago Jack Draper v Alexei Popyrin live: Queen’s tennis scores and updates as Brit bids for quarter

Jack Draper takes on Alexei Popyrin second on the Andy Murray Arena

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