Having suffered for three hours in the searing, suffocating Melbourne heat, Jack Draper pulled himself together for one final, desperate effort. On his second match point against Marcos Giron, the Briton punctuated a gruelling 14-stroke rally with a spectacular forehand winner. After shaking Giron’s hand, Draper immediately sprinted to the side of the court and threw up into a bin.
Draper’s discomfort illustrated his impressive effort as he reached the second round of the Australian Open for the first time with a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory. It was Draper’s first five‑set match and, after struggling with so many physical issues in his young career, it is one of his most significant wins to date.
