by Since the sun gradually passed over the square in front of the square on a Backwimbledon day and the shadow, the Great Britain’s top singles entered the arena in a prime time slot. Burberry models and social media -influencers placed and pouted the court and applied for to demonstrate their valuable location. Jack Draper had got used to it for 23 years.
But while the first rounds go in Wimbledon, it was as pleasant as they come. To be honest, Draper could play on this stage for another decade and have no easier match in the All England Club. While the world No. 4 Alexander Zverev had crashed 200 meters south of the site on the Center Court – the 12th men’s seed, which was eliminated here in the first round – was Draper’s mission against Sebastian Baez 1 simple: total destruction.
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So much that he forced his opponent to submit. A little thing of the predominance Las 6-2, 6-2, 2-1 (RET), with the Argentinian retired due to a knee injury. With a little luck, Draper was at home in Putney on time for the Highlights Show on Tuesday evening. 74 minutes and done. Mission fulfilled.
Jack Draper drives in Wimbledon to a win in the first round (Getty Images)
The fast duration is not insignificant. With Grand Slams, which plays best-of-five sets every other day, every chance of a break should be grateful. Drape’s conditioning has already left him, not least if he vomited in court in the US Open semi-final last summer. However, this is the new and improved draper: a well -oiled power pack and a physical copy. Here he was interested not to waste anyone.
Although that wasn’t the party line. “To be honest, I wanted to play a little longer,” he said afterwards with a grin on the pitch. “I brought my tennis a little together. It is no way to win this way, I wish Sebastian the best restoration.”
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Now the world No. 4, Draper’s rise of 28 in the world a year ago, was meteorical. With his run for the final four in New York and an illustrious title in Indian Wells behind him, the 23-year-old not only believes in his hard graft and skills. Now he has the results and the ranking to support it.
What’s next? In the second round on Thursday, a harder test in the form of the finalist Marin Cilic 2017. Draper has not yet moved into the third round at SW19. A record, he will be desperate to expect at least a quarter -finals to be expected with the weight of the expectation around him. In this short opening picture, it is difficult to argue against the idea that it will have too much firepower for the 36-year-old Cilic.
Injured or not, Baez would never threaten the British today. Due to the ranking, there were only five players in the first two rounds who would have a harder test for draper. However, the reality is that No. 38 in the world was on a defeat of five games and had not won a grash farm for over two years.
To be honest, there are Clay Court specialists, and then there is Sebastian Baez. The Argentinian is only a year older than Draper, but actually has four ATP tour titles to his name. However, six of these seven came to the red dust; A surface baez makes its clear priority in every season. In fact, this competition this year was his first match with an untouched green under his shoes. You could see it early.
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Draper broke out in the first game of the game and dictated and dominates with his human humming: A shot that is so powerful that it can be misleading in moments of tension, it is the biggest weapon of the British when it is on song. In connection with its beaten linder year, it ensures a practical two-two-2 grass with low wear. A break soon followed, signs of Baez ‘upcoming handover.
Sebastian Baez moved into retirement (EPA) yesterday due to an injury (EPA)
Draper races through in just 74 minutes (pa wire)
After Baez lost the opening sentence, he experienced a sudden direction, a sign of a player who was not used to the nuances of the grass court movement. Draper quickly fell on his prey and immediately hit a drop shot. Apart from its impressive musclarity, the improved match play instincts of the British are also worth explaining his impressive last 12 months.
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He broke again to start the second, while Baez saw a group of medical employees who took care of the right knee. The Argentinian continued to decide, but was powerless to stop Draper’s attack. British No. 1 went on the run with a sparkling forehand -crosscourt on the escape of 10,000 in Wimbledon’s second largest court. After an hour, Draper was a set from home.
In a short break from Love, Draper led 2-1 with 2-1 in the third set, when Baez called it a day because it had an injury to the right knee. Overall, Draper lost four points all evening against his surcharge and became the seventh British man until the second round.
And with Alexander Budikik Alexander Budikik, a potential opponent in the third round, which was surprisingly surprisingly earlier than 24 hours ago at the beginning of the second week at the beginning of the second week. So that this is the greatest fourteen days of his life, things have to collapse. Maybe that is early, hopeful omen.
Nightmare Draw, do you say? Not yet, that’s sure.
