ATP roundup: Jack Draper opens Adelaide with upset


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024

Tennis - Ultimate Tennis Showdown - Excel Centre, London, Britain - December 17, 2023 Denmark's Holger Rune in action during his final match against Britain's Jack Draper Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo

England's Jack Draper breezed to a 6-1, 6-3 win over No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina in first-round action Monday at the Adelaide International in Australia.

Draper struck 17 winners and didn't face a break point in the 78-minute victory. Up next is Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, a 6-4, 6-2 winner against Mackenzie McDonald.

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