Draper ousts second seed Hurkacz at Japan Open

TOKYO: Britain´s US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper knocked out Polish number two seed Hubert Hurkacz 6-6, 6-4 to move into the Japan Open quarter-finals on Friday. The 22-year-old Draper earlier this month became the first British man to make the US Open last four since Andy Murray won the title 12 years ago, but found his path to the final blocked by eventual champion Jannik Sinner.

Draper has picked up where he left off in Tokyo, beating Hurkacz in 1hr, 24min to set up a quarter-final against either American Brandon Nakashima or France´s Ugo Humbert. Hurkacz´s exit means only three of the eight seeded players remain at the Japan Open.