Jack Draper loses quarterfinal to Carlos Alcaraz
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Yardbarker on MSNBrilliant Carlos Alcaraz weathers early Jack Draper storm to secure Rome semifinal spotCarlos Alcaraz once again overcame Jack Draper to advance to the semifinals of the Rome Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. The Spaniard recovered from an early setback and accelerated at crucial moments to reach his 11th Masters 1000 semifinal.
Jack Draper wrapped up his first tournament as a top-5 player in the quarter-final of the Rome Masters. The 23-year-old faced his good friend Carlos Alcaraz and suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss.
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Tennis World USA on MSNJack Draper explains racquet smash: 'It’s hard to always act perfectly'World no. 5 Jack Draper let his emotions spill out in a rare on-court outburst during his Rome Masters clash against Vit Kopriva. The Briton ousted the Czech 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 41 minutes. Despite building a set and a break advantage, Draper smashed his racquet after wasting four break chances in the fifth game of the second set.
Jack Draper's last-16 opponent at the Italian Open, Corentin Moutet, was roundly booed in the Rome venue after breaking what has been described as an 'unwritten rule'. The pair were into a tense deciding set, after Moutet thrashed Draper 6-1, before the Brit came back to claim the second set 6-4.