British men's number one Jack Draper fades in the sweltering Paris heat as the nation's interest in the Olympics singles ends.
British men's number one Jack Draper faded in the sweltering Paris heat as the nation's interest in the Olympics singles endedDraper, 22, lost 7-6 3-6 2-6 to American seventh seed Taylor Fritz on the Roland Garros clay.After a strong and aggressive start which led to the first set, Draper was unable to take any of six break points in the third game of the second set.
The world number 27 was broken in the sixth game and, from that point, the match quickly slipped away from him. Continuing to wilt in temperatures of over 30C, Draper lost range with his groundstrokes and power in his serves as Fritz won 10 of the next 13 games to reach the last 16. "It is the hottest conditions since I've been out in America at the start of the year, so I'm not used to it," added Draper, who complained he was unable to access cold water during the match.The British pair face Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the second round of the men's doubles.An emotional Gauff disintegrated in the second set after a row with chair umpire Jaume Campistol over a line call which proved pivotal.
Facing a break point at 3-2, Gauff missed a return which was called out by a line judge but the decision was overruled by Campistol for Vekic to move 4-2 ahead.Gauff, 20, was among the favourites for a medal at the venue where she reached the French Open final in 2022.
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