Great Britains Jack Draper beats Australias Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6) 6-3 7-6 (4) in Davis Cup opener in Manchester; Theres nothing better. It was a real battle, massive crowd in here. Im just so happy to be here and grateful Leon trusted me and put me out here today.
It took a few games for the two 6ft 4in powerhouses to find their rhythm, with Draper forced to save two break points in his second service game.
The tie-break was as tight as the 12 games that preceded it but, after saving one set point with a big serve, Draper was unable to prevent Kokkinakis taking the second. The 21-year-old was virtually untouchable on serve now while his heavy forehand was mopping up the ones that did come back. However, closing out matches has never been the Australian's strong point and back came Draper, a huge roar greeting the break back.
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