Draper carried a shoulder injury into this tournament, and bows out after making the fourth round for the first time at a grand slam
While frightfully aware that Draper may be too young to get the “it’s well hot… might be too hot” reference from The Inbetweeners Movie, he was aged nine when that came out, it was nevertheless a noticeably muggy Labor Day as players stepped out for work at Flushing Meadows.
A veritable bridesmaid of grand slam tennis, Rublev may be used to reaching quarter-finals but at eight attempts already he is yet to make a semi-final, including two failed tries this year at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Rublev held, and though Draper looked in the mood with the majority of the crowd behind him, it was his opponent who broke first with a stunning backhand return.
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