The Briton, recovering from several injuries, yields in 3 sets to the Russian who is waiting for the winner between Medvedev and De Minaur
The dream of Jack Draper ends, who goes home after playing the best Grand Slam of his career. The Briton, who dragged various physical problems and appeared tired after winning the first 3 games, leaves the US Open losing to Andrey Rublev. The number 8 of the draw enters the quarterfinals of Flushing for the fourth time and for the ninth time in his career in the first 8 of a Grand Slam. Rublev, however, has never managed to reach the semifinals, even if this year’s path in New York seems comforting. He ends up 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 for Andrey, who is projected towards a possible Russian derby with Medvedev in the quarterfinals.
THE MATCH
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Draper is on the court very well in the first abundant hour of the game, managing to get back up after losing the first set. Jack serves very hard and for Rublev it is always difficult to find the break, even more so after having suffered it in the sixth game of the second set. In perfect parity and at the dawn of the third set, Draper is ahead 2-0, but Andrey’s corner comforts him when the Russian is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Rublev finds himself and breaks away from his opponent, who has none left in the fourth set. First he saves a tour of duty, then he gets into trouble. At 4-3 Rublev completes a serve in just 63 seconds and then has two match points canceled by Draper, who will finish the game with 18 aces. Andrey is glacial (and it doesn’t happen often) and on his innings he is perfect, winning in two hours and 45 minutes.
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