Jack Draper loses to Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong as the British campaign at the French Open gets off to an inauspicious start.
Jack Draper was beaten by Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong as the British campaign at the French Open got off to an inauspicious start.
Murray makes his return to the tournament - having not played there since 2020 - against fellow three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka in the night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier.Four other Britons - Katie Boulter, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Harriet Dart - play their opening matches on Monday and Tuesday.Draper is a fine talent with ambitions of reaching the world's top 10, but this defeat was another example of the work he still has to do.
Double faults also came at costly moments, none more than the one at 30-40 in the seventh game of the decider which helped De Jong secure victory. A fine forehand winner down the line arrived at a timely juncture in the tie-break, putting him 5-3 ahead before a double fault and backhand into the net from De Jong continued the match.
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