Draper downs van de Zandschulp to advance to R4
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a advanced to the fourth round at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview'US Open/a for the second year running with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win Saturday over a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/botic-van-de-zandschulp/v812/overview'Botic van de Zandschulp/a. /p
pThe Briton converted five of his eight break points to seal victory over the Dutchman, who defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a in the previous round. Draper also hit 13 aces en route to defeating the 28-year old in their first matchup, closing out the win in two hours, 14 minutes./p
pThe 22-year-old reached a career high PIF ATP Ranking of No. 22 in August. He won his maiden ATP Tour title at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/stuttgart/321/overview'BOSS OPEN/a earlier this year, defeating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-berrettini/bk40/overview'Matteo Berrettini/a 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the final./p
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pVictory over the Dutchman ensures that Draper has equalled his best run at a Grand Slam, which came in 2023 when he also reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. This is his third consecutive main-draw appearance in New York. /p
pDraper will go on to face a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-machac/m0fh/overview'Tomas Machac/a in the next round. Machac overcame former a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a runner-up a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/overview'David Goffin/a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 in one hour, 34 minutes to advance to the fourth round for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament. Machac was clinical as he converted seven break points en route to sweeping past the Belgian. /p
pMachac leads Draper 1-0 in their LexusATP Head2Head, with the Czech defeating Draper 7-6(6), 6-1 at this year's a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/geneva/322/overview'Gonet Geneva Open/a./p
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