Draper faces tough Paris Masters tilt but breakthrough is already made

Draper faces tough Paris Masters tilt but breakthrough is already made | Tumaini Carayol

British No 1, fresh from success in Vienna, faces Jiri Lehecka on Tuesday knowing he can challenge the world’s best. Deep in the second set of his Vienna Open final against Karen Khachanov on ...

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Draper keeps winning run going with dismissal of Lehecka at Paris Masters

World No 15 follows Vienna Open title with 7-5, 6-2 victory Jannik Sinner out of tournament with intestinal virus Just a couple of hours after closing out one of the biggest achievements of his ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Jack Draper runs out of steam at Paris Masters as Alex de Minaur wins three-setter

Alex de Minaur wins 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 to make quarter-finals Carlos Alcaraz falls to shock defeat against Ugo Humbert It was not until 10pm on Wednesday night that Jack Draper finally returned to ...

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Katie Boulter ends taxing year as leader of British women’s tennis | Tumaini Carayol

World No 29 is playing her 23rd tournament of 2024 yet her ambition and motivation has never dimmed on tough tour. As Katie Boulter closed out her 2023 season last November, she reflected with ...

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Draper cruises past Lehecka into Paris second round

British number one Jack Draper cruises through to the second round of the Paris Masters with a straight-set win over the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka.

Draper's winning streak ends with Paris defeat

Jack Draper's hopes of sneaking into the season-ending ATP Finals are over after his seven-match winning streak ends in the Paris Masters third round.

Jannik Sinner Withdraws From Paris Masters With Illness

The tennis world No. 1 was top seed for the final A.T.P. 1000 event of the year.

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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulls out of Paris Masters citing a virus

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Paris Masters, citing a virus

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Jack Draper into Paris last 16 with hard-fought win over world No 6 Taylor Fritz

Seventh win in a row and fourth against a top-10 player In-form Briton faces Australian Alex de Minaur next The two previous times Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz faced each other this year, their ...

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Draper reaches Vienna final in straight sets

British number one Jack Draper reaches the Erste Bank Open final by beating Italian Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets in Vienna.

Draper wins biggest title of career in Vienna

Jack Draper wins the biggest title of his career at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna as the British number one's breakout season reaches even greater heights.

The week in tennis: Zheng Qinwen and Jack Draper are on a roll

The season is winding down, but Zheng Qinwen and Jack Draper are only getting better, while Maria Sharapova and the Bryan brothers enter the Hall of Fame.

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