Jack Draper continued his Wimbledon preparations with a battling victory over American Marcos Giron to guide his place within the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open.
Draper, who’s threatening Cameron Norrie’s mantle of British males’s No 1, missed all the grass-court season final 12 months due to harm.
After a straight-sets win over Sebastian Ofner on Monday, Draper discovered issues more durable this time round towards Giron, who had comfortably seen off one other Brit, Andy Murray, in his first-round match.
The opening set went on serve till Draper broke within the fifth sport, the 22-year-old happening to take it 6-4 in simply 31 minutes.
Giron regrouped within the second set. After a key maintain within the fifth sport, saving 5 break factors, the American broke Draper to maneuver 5-3 up on his technique to levelling the match.
Nevertheless, Draper raced right into a 3-0 lead within the deciding set and though Giron continued to battle on, Draper would in the end clinch a 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory.
“I thought I played a really good first set and then he came back really strong,” Draper stated after his win.
“I had a little blip in concentration, but then came out in the third set really strong and was really happy with the way I was able to come through the match.
“He beat Andy Murray yesterday, who is clearly an unbelievable participant and I knew he had such a excessive stage.
“I had to come out and know he was going to bring that, but I was able to stay with him and come through. I am really happy with the way I mentally performed today.”
Defending champion Frances Tiafoe awaits Draper within the quarter-finals
Draper goes on to play one other American, Frances Tiafoe, within the final eight after the defending champion beat German Yannick Hanfmann 7-5 7-6 (7-5).
Italian fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti recovered to beat Dominik Koepfer 6-7 (Sep 11) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to additionally attain the quarter-finals, the place he’ll face Alexander Bublik after he got here via 6-1 7-6 (7-4) towards Hamad Medjedovic.
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