Draper has only beaten two top-10 players previously in his career
The British No 1, a title he has only held since Monday, took a tight first set in a tie-break before securing the only break of serve to triumph 7-6, 6-3 much to the delight of a 9,000-strong sell-out crowd.before flying to London for his second pre-Wimbledon event, and in beating Alcaraz becaome the first British man to defeat the top seed at Queen’s in 52 years.Draper will now play American Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals and is among the favourites for a maiden Queen’s title.
“It was a really tough match. He’s an incredible talent and so amazing for the sport. I had to come and play really well and luckily I did today.” But he did hold a perfect head-to-head record over Draper, who retired from their last clash back in 2023 with a stomach injury. The Sutton native did have chances, earning a 15-30 scoreline in each of the first three Alcaraz service games but was unable to make further progress. He came closest to a break point in the six-minute opening game, but a tie-break seemed the inevitable conclusion on a quick court where Milos Raonic broke the tour record for aces in a match on Monday.It became a battle of who would blink first, and surprisingly it was the reigning champion, who last lost on this surface nearly two years ago.
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