British Jack Draper, the executioner of Carlos Alcaraz, did not lose to American Tommy Paul (6-3, 5-7 and 6-4) and bid farewell to Queen’s in the quarterfinals.
The Englishman, coming off a seven-game winning streak, dropped his service level significantly compared to the match against Alcaraz, where he was unstoppable, with percentages of firsts above 80% and seconds above 65%. against Paul who moves very well on these fast surfaces.
After winning an uneven first set by both players, Paul served up the second, with a terrible service game at 5-6, but when it looked like Draper would seize the momentum to take the third, Paul took advantage his second break. partial point for the public to say goodbye to their great favorite in the absence of Andy Murray.
In the semifinals, Paul will face the winner of the duel between Rinky Hijikata and Sebastian Korda, who reached the semifinals here last year when he was eliminated by Alcaraz, the eventual champion.
The other semi-final will be played by Jordan Thompson, who gave a good account of the fourth seed Taylor Fritz (6-4 and 6-3), and Lorenzo Musetti, who eliminated the other remaining British in the draw, the surprise which is Billy Harris (6-4 and 7-5).
Source: La Verdad
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