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Draper back down to earth, Zverev advances, in Miami

Published : Monday, 24 March, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 427
MIAMI GARDENS, MARCH 23: Britain's Jack Draper, the winner at Indian Wells, came back down to earth with a bump on Saturday, beaten by 54th ranked Czech Jakub Mensik in his opening match at the Miami Open.

Draper moved into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time in his career with his triumph over Holger Rune in the Indian Wells final last Sunday, having beaten Carlos Alcaraz in the last four.

But the 19-year old Mensik rose to the occasion, winning two tie-breaks to enjoy a 7-6 (7/2) 7-6 (7/3) win.

"It was tough, obviously I came up against someone today who was playing incredibly well," said Draper.

"He served 10 out of 10, I couldn't get a read or a look on his serve at all. There were some things I could do better and obviously a big change in surface from last week," he said, noting he had struggled to adjust to the faster courts.

Rune was caught out, too, falling 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) to American Reilly Opelka.

Top seed Alexander Zverev eased into the third round with a 6-2 6-4 win over Britain's Jacob Fearnley.

Zverev's title hopes received a boost on Friday when second-seed Carlos Alcaraz crashed out with a shock defeat to Belgian veteran David Goffin.

With no Jannik Sinner while the Italian serves a doping ban, the German Zverev's main challenger, on paper, should be Novak Djokovic.

Zverev lost his opening game at Indian Wells but looked sharp on his debut on the South Florida stadium court.

"I'm generally happy with my level today," said Zverev, a 2018 Miami finalist. "In Indian Wells it was very different, so I hope I can continue playing this way and have a great week here." �"AFP



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