While Jack Draper spent the past week trying to find rhythm and comfort in his first grass tournament of the season, Jiri Lehecka bulldozed everything in his path. After over two furious hours of battle, their form was reflected in the final scoreline as Lehecka toppled a frustrated Draper, the second seed, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the biggest final of his career, against Carlos Alcaraz.
Draper, who will nonetheless be among the top four seeds at Wimbledon as a result of this run, had been struggling with his game and apparent illness this week and revealed he had been diagnosed with tonsillitis. Draper competed admirably during the tournament, digging deep to find a way through two tough three-set wins over Alexei Popyrin and Brandon Nakashima before putting himself in position to compete for a first grass-court title. He ends with a crushing result.
