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Britain’s Jack Draper reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time at the US Open but Dan Evans lost a thriller to top seed Carlos Alcaraz.
Draper, 21, continued to brush off a pre-tournament injury with a 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 win over American Michael Mmoh.
Evans, 33, went toe-to-toe with defending champion Alcaraz before going down 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 in New York.
Cameron Norrie lost 6-3 6-4 6-3 to Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi, while Katie Boulter plays later on Saturday.
Like Draper, Boulter is bidding for her best run at a major when she faces American world number 59 Peyton Stearns.
Draper, who has dropped only one set this week, will play Russian eighth seed Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.
“It was a long match for me to come through after a tough year. I’m so happy,” he said after beating wildcard Mmoh.
Draper putting injury issues behind him
Counting a booming serve and fizzing forehand as his key strengths, Draper’s talent has never been in doubt.
He reached a career-high ranking of 38th in the world at the start of this year after being one of the fastest climbers on the ATP Tour in the previous six months.
Moving up from outside the world’s top 250 was a result of a string impressive wins, including notable victories against top-10 players Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
But Draper’s progress has been hampered by a series of physical problems, leading to what he described as a “mentally challenging” year.
A small muscle tear in his shoulder at the French Open was the latest in a long line of injuries, ruling him out of Wimbledon and stopping him playing competitively until last month.
A similar problem picked up at the recent Winston-Salem Open led to fears it could stop him playing in New York.
However, Draper has been determined to put the issue to the back of his mind and against 89th-ranked Mmoh showed how he is becoming increasingly resolute.
“To come here this week and play the way I have, to compete the way I have and for my body to hold up, has been been pretty special,” said Draper, who won a four-set match for the first time in his career.
“I was proud of the way I played. I don’t think I played my best tennis necessarily but I guess that’s what tennis is about – trying to get over the…
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