Draper battles into Qatar final, Andreeva’s run rolls on but Zverev stunned in Rio
- British No 1 recovers to beat Jiri Lehecka 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3
- World No 2 Zverev shocked by Francisco Comesano
The British No 1, Jack Draper, produced another gutsy display to defeat Jiri Lehecka in three sets at the Qatar Open and reach the fifth ATP Tour final of his career, while world No 2 Alexander Zverev tumbled out of he Rio Open against Francisco Comesana.
Lehecka had stunned Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals in Doha and looked on course to claim another scalp when he won the first set. Draper required a tie-break to get the match back on level terms before he showed his class in the decider to take victory by a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 score.
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