Seeing a British tennis player to develop well on whipped land has been a rare Av historically, but Jack Draper is determined to change that fame. “I am working on the way to slide, because right now I don’t know”recognized before the tour the champion of Indian Wells, who arrived at Madrid operate with a balance of 10 wins and 12 losses on a surface in which he is barely practiced in the United Kingdom. Now, his balance is already positive (13-12) and Draper, sixth in the ranking, is the main standard head that is alive in the Magic Box. Is already in the quarterfinals after passing Above Tommy Paul (6-2 and 6-2 in 69 minutes)and this Thursday he will look for the semifinals against the surprising Matteo Arnaldi, who got rid of French Tiafoe 6-3 and 7-5 in 1h39.
“I have not yet won 14 Roland Garros,” Jack ironized in the microphones of Sky Sports when they compared their right, with the left -hander, on land with that of Nadal. The Londinense progresses little by little on this surface that has so many recesses to work on, and the results are in sight. “CMore parties play at this level, I will have more confidence on this surface. Obviously, a victory like today, in this way, against someone in their world ranking post, is very important for me. I am happy with how I am facing the games, my training and everything, and yes, I really want to move forward, hoping to improve more and more on this surface and in general, “he explained at a press conference after not giving Tommy Paul, 12th in the world and the greatest victory of his career, by ranking, on land.
“In ATP I have not played much on land, but as a young man, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad, playing European tournaments, I was always going well on beaten land. I always thought he was a player capable of playing well on all surfaces. I guess it’s a bit different from this level. last year I suffered some hard defeats against elite players when I was not standard. This year, yes, it has simply tried to stay fit, but also to show that I feel good on this surface. Training I felt great and I just want to move on, and I think this surface could be fantastic for my tennis, ”he added.
Draper is just the third British quarterfinalist in the history of Madrid Open, after Andy Murray (six times) and Kyle Edmund, and those on Friday will be the third quarter of ATP final on the ground of his short career. The 23 -year -old Briton Add a wonderful 21-2 balance in front of rivals outside the Top-10 since last Octoberand on Friday you will have the opportunity to gain weight this data by measuring the Italian Matteo Arnaldi, 24 years old and 44th World Cup. The executioner of Novak Djokovic did not suffer the evil height after his triumph against the Serbian and was able to appeal to Tiafoe to reach the second quarter of final of Masters 1,000 of his life after those of Montreal of the last year.
The ‘Lucky Loser’ Diallo surprises Dimitrov
In addition, the great history of the day was starred by the Canadian Gabriel Diallo, 23 years old and 78th World, who is playing the final painting of the tournament as ‘Lucky Loser’. Montreal became the first player of this condition that reaches the quarterfinals of a 1,000 masters from Popyrin in Cincinnati 2023 By getting rid of Dimitrov Grigor 5-7, 7-6 (7) and 6-4 in 2h22. The Bulgarian, 33 years old and 16th of the ranking, was missing three game balls in the second set, and gave his rival the largest victory of his career to premiere in some 1,000 Masters rooms. Diallo awaits the winner of Miñaur-Musetti tonight.
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