ATP roundup: Jack Draper opens Adelaide with upset


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024

Tennis - Ultimate Tennis Showdown - Excel Centre London Britain - December 17 2023 Denmarks Holger Rune in action during his final match against Britains Jack Draper Action Images via ReutersMatthew ChildsFile Photo

Tennis - Ultimate Tennis Showdown - Excel Centre, London, Britain - December 17, 2023 Denmark's Holger Rune in action during his final match against Britain's Jack Draper Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo

England's Jack Draper breezed to a 6-1, 6-3 win over No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina in first-round action Monday at the Adelaide International in Australia.

Draper struck 17 winners and didn't face a break point in the 78-minute victory. Up next is Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, a 6-4, 6-2 winner against Mackenzie McDonald.

Russia's Alexander Shevchenko knocked out No. 6 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 and Serbia's Dusan Lajovic rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory against Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis.

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Botic Van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands saved the only break point he faced in a 7-6 (5), 6-2 upset of No. 5 seed Christopher Eubanks in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Dutchman won 89 percent (25 of 28) of his first-service points and committed only five unforced errors to set up a meeting with Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo, a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 winner over Croatia's Borna Gojo.

Also advancing to the second round were French qualifiers Alexandre Muller and Luca van Assche, Germany's Daniel Altmaier, Portugal's Nuno Borges, Japan's Taro Daniel and Hungary's Fabian Marozsan.

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