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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

Indian Wells champion Jack Draper dealt reality check by Jakub Mensik

Jack Draper tries to get to the ball during his second-round defeat in Miami.
Jack Draper tries to get to the ball during his second-round defeat in Miami. Photograph: Lynne Sladky/AP

Just under a week after pulling off the greatest achievement of his career so far, the next task for Jack Draper was to cast all thoughts of his sublime Indian Wells title run to the back of his mind while maintaining the form that had taken his tennis to new heights.

Performing at the highest level week after week regardless of circumstances and conditions remains one of the toughest challenges in professional tennis and on Saturday it proved a step too far. Draper fell back to earth with an unsatisfying 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) defeat to the 19-year-old Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in the second round of the Miami Open.

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