Seventh win in a row and fourth against top-10 playerIn-form Briton faces Australian Alex de Minaur next
The two previous times Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz faced each other this year, their encounters ended in similar ways. Although so little separated them on each occasion, Fritz’s greater self-belief and maturity marked the difference in the most important moments. He clinched both matches in three tight sets.
This is a different Draper, however, a special talent now flowing with confidence and the belief that he truly belongs among the best. His exceptional end‑of‑season form continued as he closed out another massive win, this time edging out Fritz, the world No 6, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-4 in a tension-filled battle to reach the third round of the Paris Masters.
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