Jack Draper sets Carlos Alcaraz clash at Italian Open
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Tennis World USA on MSNJack Draper explains racquet smash: 'It’s hard to always act perfectly'World no. 5 Jack Draper let his emotions spill out in a rare on-court outburst during his Rome Masters clash against Vit Kopriva. The Briton ousted the Czech 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 41 minutes. Despite building a set and a break advantage, Draper smashed his racquet after wasting four break chances in the fifth game of the second set.
World No. 5 Jack Draper was eliminated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Rome Open and left a striking message in the aftermath.
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Jack Draper has rapidly risen to become Britain's top tennis talent and will get the chance to prove how good he is against Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday. Having turned professional in 2018, Draper, 23,
Jack Draper admitted that he was left "dizzy" and "bamboozled" by Corentin Moutet as he addressed their incident-filled last-16 clash at the Italian Open. The Brit won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 after his opponent called for a VAR review to overturn a point awarded to Draper in the second set.
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