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Jack Draper: British No 1 survives opening battle towards Mariano Navone to advance at Melbourne Park
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Jack Draper: British No 1 survives opening battle towards Mariano Navone to advance at Melbourne Park

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Jack Draper got here via a five-set battle within the first spherical of the Australian
Open for the second 12 months in a row.

Twelve months in the past, the British No 1 vomited right into a courtside bin on the finish of a gruelling win over Marcos Giron in intense Melbourne warmth.

It was cooler and breezier this time, with Draper’s greatest downside towards Argentinian Mariano Navone his personal inconsistency after a disrupted build-up brought on by a hip damage.

Jack Draper: British No 1 survives opening battle towards Mariano Navone to advance at Melbourne Park
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Draper hit 54 winners however made 88 unforced errors throughout his win

Draper dedicated a whopping 88 unforced errors and seemed to be heading for defeat at two units to 1 down however dug himself out of an enormous gap to win 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 after 4 hours and one minute.

The fifteenth seed raised his arms within the air after Navone’s ultimate return flew vast earlier than puffing out his cheeks and giving his opponent a weary hug.

Draper was compelled to overlook a coaching block with Carlos Alcaraz and the United Cup due to the hip downside he sustained in pre-season however he spoke confidently about his prospects forward of the match.

Nonetheless, the 23-year-old regarded out of types from the beginning, spraying errors and mistiming pictures as Navone moved an early break forward.

The British star, a possible darkish horse after his run to the semi-finals of the US Open, settled into the competition within the second set and appeared to have turned the nook when he broke serve to begin the third.

However as a substitute the errors returned and he dropped serve twice in a row, with Forty seventh-ranked Navone occurring to take the set.

Historical past practically repeated itself within the fourth set as Draper broke early solely to be pegged again, and, had Navone taken multiple of his 5 break factors, he might properly have emerged victorious.

However Draper dug in, broke once more to steer 5-3 and was lastly capable of finding some respiratory area within the deciding set with Navone feeling the tempo bodily.

The 23-year-old left-hander was the third British winner of the day following on from Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart.

Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia celebrates winning match point in the Men's Singles First Round match against Roman Safiullin during day two of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 13, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
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Thanasi Kokkinakis makes it via to the final 64 at Melbourne Park for the sixth time

He’ll face Thanasi Kokkinakis subsequent after the Australian fought again from a set down and took painkillers throughout a medical timeout to beat Roman Safiullin 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-5) in a first-round match that lasted over 4 hours.

“I could barely sleep last night, a lot of anxiety… To play in front of you guys was incredible,” he mentioned, pointing to the house followers.

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