Jack Draper progressed to the quarterfinal of the Madrid Open after a straight-sets win over United States’s Tommy Paul on Wednesday.
The British No. 1 beat Paul 6-2, 6-2 to setup a gathering with Italian Matteo Arnaldi in what will likely be his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal on clay.
Paul by no means recovered after being damaged within the third recreation of the match, with the Brit wrapping up the primary set in slightly over half-hour.
The No. 11 seed rescued two break factors within the second set earlier than Draper finally broke him to go 3-2 up. He did the identical two video games later to seal the sport in fashion.
“I felt actually good on the market,” Draper instructed Sky Sports activities. “I do know Tommy is a good participant and I needed to be on him from the off. I felt good.
“I feel most likely for the gamers who’re from the UK or who do not play on this floor usually, they go into it with the mindset they aren’t going to be that nice on it and, subsequently, that may forestall them going additional.
“I do know I can play effectively on this floor and this yr it has been an enormous aim of mine to show that I can play very well. I do know that if I need to be a prime participant that I’ve to.”