{"id":2717,"date":"2025-01-17T12:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:45:04","slug":"jack-draper-downs-aleksandar-vukic-to-reach-fourth-round-at-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/jack-draper-downs-aleksandar-vukic-to-reach-fourth-round-at-australian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Draper downs Aleksandar Vukic to reach fourth round at Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jack Draper has reached the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the first time (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British No.1 tennis star Jack Draper<\/a> has downed Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 2-6 5-7 7-6 7-6 to reach the fourth round at the 2025 Australian Open.<\/p>\n

Draper, seeded 15th, is the last Briton left standing in the men’s singles at Melbourne Park and once again needed five sets to defeat his opponent.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who reached the US Open semi-finals last year, also went the full distance in his wins over Thanasi Kokkinakis and Mariano Navone.<\/p>\n

Draper faces a massive test in his next match at the Grand Slam as he locks horns with third-seed Carlos Alcaraz, who is the current Wimbledon and French Open champion.<\/p>\n

The Briton, No.18 in the world rankings, came from two sets to one down for the third match in a row against Vukic, this time in four hours.<\/p>\n

‘Alex played incredible,’ Draper said in his on-court interview after knocking out the Australian world No.68 in front of a devastated home crowd.<\/p>\n

‘It was an unbelievably tough match. Both of us played a lot of sets in our first couple of rounds so I knew it was going to be a really tough match.<\/p>\n

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Jack Draper’s three wins have all been over five sets in Melbourne (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘There were so many ebbs and flows and it was just great tennis and I appreciate you guys staying up so late for us. It was a great match.’<\/p>\n

Quizzed on giving up a 3-1 lead in the fifth set, Draper added: ‘I thought it was done and he just came back from the death.<\/p>\n

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Next up for Jack Draper is Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘He was playing incredibly. We\u2019re suffering a lot in five sets and you get a lot of energy when you hold serve after 15-40. <\/p>\n

‘It was just a great battle with two competitors going at it and that\u2019s what this sport is all about.’<\/p>\n

Draper goes into his clash against Alcaraz as an underdog but knows he is capable of victory after beating the Spaniard at Queen’s Club last year.<\/p>\n

That particular victory saw Draper compared to British legend Andy Murray<\/a> by tennis commentator Andrew Castle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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