Jack Draper vs Tomas Machac LIVE: US Open result and reaction after British No.1 dominates
The British No.1 reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final in New York
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Great Britain’s Jack Draper reached his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final after demolishing Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac 6-3 6-1 6-2 at the US Open this evening.
The British No. 1 swept through the fourth round in a dominant display which announced his desire to challenge for his first tennis major title. Draper, who has battled against injuries this season, now fully fit and aims to reach to the latter stages of the tournament at Flushing Meadows.
After a tense start to the match in which Machac started as the stronger player, Draper turned the tables with a break of serve and never looked back. His own serve was peppering Machac’s backhand and Draper’s power play from the baseline was incredible to watch.
The 22-year-old Draper is now into the quarter-finals and will hope to progress further in New York.
Relive the action from the US Open with our live blog below:
Jack Draper ready to go beyond US Open fourth round
Jack Draper says he is in a far better place going into the US Open fourth round than this time last year.
Draper repeated his career-best grand slam performance when he made the second week at Flushing Meadows by beating Carlos Alcaraz’s slayer Botic van de Zandschulp on Saturday.
It means he is back in the fourth round for a second successive year, but the British number one was playing through pain in an injury-ravaged 2023.
I feel very different – Jack Draper ready to go beyond US Open fourth round
The British number one is into week two at Flushing Meadows for the second successive year.
Jack Draper 1-1 Tomas Machac*
Jack Draper has established himself as a top-30 player over the course of this year but Tomas Machac is something of a bogey man for him. If Draper felt any nerves after that opening game he sweeps them aside in the first rally of his first service game.
Machac forces him to the right where he drills a backhand down the line, Machac goes across court, Draper responds and nails a forehand down the line to take the point!
The Czech seems determined to go after Draper’s serve and is battling for every point. He forces his way to deuce and looks to have settled into this match quickly.
Draper is the first to advantage though as Machac belts a forehand too long and the Brit manages to clinch a hold of serve.
Dan Evans walks off with ‘nice feeling’ after US Open exit
Exhausted Dan Evans says his history-making run at the US Open has helped rekindle his love for the sport as he finally ran out of steam.
The 34-year-old lost in four sets to Alex de Minaur, but leaves New York with a piece of history, having won the longest-ever match at the tournament with his five-hour-33-minute first-round victory over Karen Khachanov.
But he paid the price for that physical exertion as his hip seized up during the match and was unable to play properly in the final two sets of his 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-0 6-0 loss.
“This week’s brought a lot of good things,” he said. “And as I said, not that I fell out of love with tennis, but it’s just given me a glimpse that I’m still pretty good.
“And that’s a nice feeling walking off. I loved it out there. And like I’ve said it millions of times, New York’s the city, isn’t it?”
*Jack Draper 0-1 Tomas Machac
Tomas Machac has the opening serve and fizzes down an ace to take the first point of the match. That feels like an ominous start for Jack Draper who sends one too long in the next rally and gives a point away to the Czech.
Machac cruises through the opening game and holds to love.
Coco Gauff crashes out of US Open in latest major upset
Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning back-to-back US Open titles are over after she crashed out in the fourth round.
Gauff was aiming to become the first woman to retain her crown at Flushing Meadows since Serena Williams in 2014 but succumbed to a 6-2 4-6 6-3 loss to Olympic team-mate Emma Navarro.
Navarro is playing in her hometown city and looks a credible contender for a maiden grand slam title, having beaten her opponent for the second-successive time in a grand slam.
Gauff was off the pace for much of the tournament and exited at the first sign of real competition.
Coco Gauff crashes out of US Open in latest major upset
The defending champion lost 6-2 4-6 6-3 loss to fellow American Emma Navarro
Jack Draper vs Tomas Machac
The players are out on court going through their warm-ups.
This match will begin slightly earlier than expected. Both men have reached this stage in strong form and it’ll be interesting to see which of them manages to get a lead in this game.
The match-up points to a close encounter unless one of the players dominates from the get-go.
Let’s see how it plays out.
Draper on defeating Van de Zandschulp
“First of all Botic played an incredible match against Carlos,” said Draper after his win on Saturday aganst the Dutchman. “It’s not always easy to go on that big stage and play such a player like Carlos, and then come out the next round and feel really good, because it’s just so tiring put in that situation,” Draper said on his on-court interview.
“So credit to him. I played a solid match, it was a little bit scrappy and up and down but I got through in the end.
“Last year I had a tough year with injuries and this year I have been able to stay on court and compete and this is what I put all the hard work in for.
“I am very happy and we keep wanting more.”
Jack Draper equals grand slam best by easing into US Open fourth round
Jack Draper equalled his best run at a grand slam by reaching the fourth round of the US Open.
The 22-year-old, who repeated his 2023 feat in New York, destroyed Botic van De Zandschulp in straight sets.
It was a predictable case of after the Lord Mayor’s show for the Dutchman, who produced one of the biggest shocks in recent memory by beating Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday night.
Draper was far from his best but eased to a 6-3 6-4 6-2 success, to make it three wins from three without dropping a set.
And with Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic already on a plane home, the men’s tournament is opening up and someone like Draper, seeded 25th and at ease on the fast hard courts, could make a run.
Clinical Jannik Sinner avoids becoming third big-name casualty at US Open
Jannik Sinner was determined he would not become the third big-name casualty at the US Open in three days.
World number one Sinner’s route to winning a first title at Flushing Meadows – and second grand slam of his career – became a lot easier since he last played after favourites Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic both crashed out.
Sinner was in no mood to join them on an early flight home as he breezed past Australian Christopher O’Connell in straight sets.
Clinical Jannik Sinner avoids becoming third big-name casualty at US Open
The world No 1 breezed past Christopher O’Connell at the US Open
Djokovic makes honest admission after crashing out of US Open in shock third round defeat
Novak Djokovic said he “played some of the worst tennis I have ever played” after crashing out of the US Open in a shock third-round defeat.
The defending champion left New York early after 28th seed Alexei Popyrin won 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 in their Friday night clash (30 August).
Defeat for Djokovic means it is the first time since 2017 he has not won a grand slam title and is his earliest exit at a major since the Australian Open that year.
He followed Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in crashing out of the US Open early.
“I have played some of the worst tennis I have ever played, honestly, serving by far the worst ever,” Djokovic said after his defeat.
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