British No. 1 Jack Draper got here again from the brink of elimination to seal his spot within the third-round of the Australian Open with a 6-7 (7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Kokkinankis took the primary set on a tie-break regardless of making a staggering 19 unforced errors. However the Australian’s robust serve — on which he conceded simply 5 factors — put him within the driver’s seat.
Draper acquired a greater maintain of Kokkinankis’ serve and broke him on the first time of asking within the second set and went on to say it 6-3.
The Australian took a medical timeout within the third set for an obvious pectoral subject however he went on to win the set after he held serve in a 16-minute recreation earlier than breaking Draper instantly after.
Battling not simply Kokkinakis but additionally a fervent residence crowd, Draper confronted an uphill job and was getting ready to defeat within the fourth set after discovering himself 5-3 down. However, he remarkably fought again to interrupt the Australian with out dropping a degree after which held serve to pressure a fifth set.
It was the Brit’s second successive five-setter within the match, following his win over Mariano Navone within the first-round, and he rode on the momentum from the fourth set to win the ultimate one 6-3 and e-book his spot within the subsequent spherical.
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