Carlos Alcaraz gains revenge on Jack Draper
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Jack Draper is through to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open and will face Carlos Alcaraz in a mouthwatering clash on Wednesday as he looks to continue his fine form on clay
Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Rome Open semifinals after defeating Jack Draper, securing an impressive boost in the ATP rankings just ahead of Roland Garros.
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Tennis World USA on MSNJack Draper explains racquet smash: 'It’s hard to always act perfectly'World no. 5 Jack Draper let his emotions spill out in a rare on-court outburst during his Rome Masters clash against Vit Kopriva. The Briton ousted the Czech 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 41 minutes. Despite building a set and a break advantage, Draper smashed his racquet after wasting four break chances in the fifth game of the second set.
Jack Draper admitted that he was left "dizzy" and "bamboozled" by Corentin Moutet as he addressed their incident-filled last-16 clash at the Italian Open. The Brit won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 after his opponent called for a VAR review to overturn a point awarded to Draper in the second set.
World No. 5 Jack Draper was eliminated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Rome Open and left a striking message in the aftermath.
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Carlos Alcaraz set up a semi-final meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper in the last eight, while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out.
Draper was involved in a similar controversy at the Cincinnati Masters last August when he won match point against Felix Auger Aliassime after appearing to scoop the ball up after a double bounce. The British No.1 admitted he had been hurt by all the subsequent criticism and called for VAR to be available for big calls.