Britain’s number one male player, Jack Draper, disappeared into the sweltering Parisian heat as the nation’s attention turned away from the Olympic singles. In the second round.
The 22-year-old Draper lost 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 2-6 to American seventh seed Taylor Fritz on clay at Roland Garros.
“It was absolutely brutal,” Draper said.
After a strong and aggressive start to the first set, Draper failed to win a single break point in the third game of the second set.
The tenacity of 26-year-old Fritz played a decisive role.
Draper struggled with stamina issues early in his career, and he seemed to run out of energy during a long comeback in Game 4.
The world number 27 collapsed in the sixth game, and from that point on the match quickly went away from him.
Draper, who was constantly exhausted by temperatures above 30 degrees, lost the range of his groundstrokes and the power of his serves, and Fritz won 10 of his next 13 games to advance to the round of 16.
“It’s the hottest weather I’ve had since I came to the States earlier this year, so I’m not used to it,” Draper added, complaining about the lack of access to cold water during the game.
“My physical abilities still need to improve, but I did my best.”
British icon to retire late Tuesday Andy Murray Another win extends his career. Dan Evans In men’s doubles.
that much The British pair beat Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen I made it through the second round and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Katie Bolter and header watson In the women’s doubles, they had a fine 6-2 6-3 win over Germany’s Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund, but Watson lost along with them. Joe Salisbury Later in mixed doubles.
