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 ended.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 energy seemed to be sapped out of Draper, who has struggled in the early part of his career with fitness problems, by a lengthy rally in the fourth game.
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.
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