Draper beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by No 8 seedStrong run from Briton after injury-disrupted season
After an unexpected, brilliant week that offered both himself and the rest of the world a reminder of his considerable talents, Jack Draper’s much-needed US Open run came to an end in the fourth round on a humid Monday afternoon in New York.
Andrey Rublev, the eighth seed, used all of his experience and nous to edge his challenger 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after a gruelling 2hr 45min on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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