Carlos Alcaraz vs Jack Draper LIVE: British No 1 stuns Wimbledon champion in Queen’s second round
British No 1 Draper secures biggest win of his career with straight-sets victory over Alcaraz
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Jack Draper outperformed world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz for the biggest win of his career in the Queen’s second round on Thursday.
The new British No 1, who won his first tour title on the grass of Stuttgart last week, was a deserved winner against Alcaraz after taking the first set on a tie-break.
Draper then secured a crucial break of serve with a backhand return winner and did not falter as he served out a 7-6(3), 6-3 win against the defending Wimbledon champion.
Draper, 22, will face American fifth seed Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals on Friday.
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Carlos Alcaraz vs Jack Draper LIVE:
Here come the players out onto Centre Court!
It’s a warm, cloudy day in west Kensington for this encounter - Alcaraz won the previous two meetings but this is their first clash on grass!
GAME, SET AND MATCH - Tommy Paul beats Alejandro Tabilo 6-3 6-4
The American fifth seed is through to the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club!
Bit of a cruise for Paul today, far superior out on court!
And he will face the winner of the highly-anticipated match-up to come between Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper!
Alejandro Tabilo 3-6 3-4 Tommy Paul*
One-way traffic at the moment, with Paul needing only to hold serve twice more to secure a safe passage to tomorrow’s quarter-finals.
Alcaraz and Draper may well be on very shortly...
Alejandro Tabilo 3-6 Tommy Paul
A crucial break of serve came in the fourth game in favour of the American and Tommy Paul closes out the first set, 6-3.
Can Tabilo - ranked 11 places below - respond in the second?
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) vs Tommy Paul (USA) LIVE:
The first match of the day on Centre Court at Queen’s Club sees fifth seed Tommy Paul take on Chilean player Alejandro Tabilo.
It is their first meeting - and Paul has held serve to open up proceedings!
Order of play for Thursday 20 June
Centre court
from 12pm BST
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) vs Tommy Paul (USA)
followed by
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs Jack Draper (GBR)
followed by
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs Billy Harris (GBR)
followed by
Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
Andy Murray speaking to the press on Wednesday:
Do you know where this injury leaves you going forward?
“Well no, not entirely. I haven’t seen a specialist or scans.
The treatment I had on my back after the French Open was predominantly left-sided, this was my right leg. I’ve had back issues for a long time, last 10 years or so, common for a lot of players but I’ve never had that loss of coordination and control and strength before.”
Andy Murray gives update after injury scare casts doubt over final Wimbledon
Andy Murray admits he doesn’t know at this stage if he will play at his final Wimbledon after being forced to retire from his match at Queen’s on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old withdrew from his second-round match after just five games at Queen’s against Jordan Thompson, due to a back injury and pain in his right leg.
Speaking in his press conference at Queen’s, Murray stated he will get a scan today, adding that he has been “struggling with his back for quite a while” and had no coordination in his right leg out on court.
Full quotes below:
Andy Murray gives update after injury scare casts doubt over final Wimbledon
The two-time Wimbledon winner was forced to retire from his second-round match at Queen’s Club on Wednesday after just five games due to a back injury
When is Carlos Alcaraz vs Jack Draper?
The second-round match will be played at Queen’s Club on Thursday 20 June.
It will be the second match of the day on Centre Court, so will start around 1:30pm (approx.)
It will follow fifth seed Tommy Paul’s match against Alejandro Tabilo, which starts at 12:00.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jack Draper LIVE:
Carlos Alcaraz takes on the new British No 1 Jack Draper in the match of the day on Thursday at Queen’s Club.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz is looking to defend his title this week but has a tricky encounter against a man in form in Draper, who won his first tour title in Stuttgart last week.
British wild card Billy Harris is also in second round action on Centre Court, as is fifth seed Tommy Paul and Italian player Lorenzo Musetti.
Andy Murray was forced to retire from his second-round match on Wednesday, plunging his participation at his final Wimbledon into major doubt.
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