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Alex Young

Jack Draper silences Australian Open crowd as Jacob Fearnley's rise continues

Jack Draper battled a raucous home crowd to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis and reach the Australian Open third round.

It was another gruelling contest long into the Melbourne night as Draper won 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3 after four hours and 35 minutes on court as tempers frayed, evoking Andy Murray’s marathon win over the same opponent two years ago.

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