‘Pretty drained’: Jack Draper’s promising US Open run ends after Rublev defeat

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  • Draper beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by No 8 seed
  • ‘I’ve had four good matches at a grand slam’

After a completely unexpected, brilliant eight days that offered both himself and the rest of the tennis world a much-needed reminder of his considerable talents, Jack Draper’s US Open run came to an end in the fourth round on a humid Monday afternoon in New York.

Andrey Rublev, the eighth seed, used all of his experience and nous to narrowly edge out his younger challenger 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after a gruelling 2hr 45min on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

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Written by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/04/jack-draper-us-open-andrey-rublev-tennis under the title “‘Pretty drained’: Jack Draper’s promising US Open run ends after Rublev defeat”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.