Qatar Open: Jack Draper storms past Christopher O’Connell to reach quarter-finals
Britain’s No. 1 Jack Draper reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by the edge of defeating Christopher O’Connell.
Draper did not face a single breakpoint, and it only took 59 minutes to beat the Australian 6-2 6-1.
World Number 16 is playing in his first game since Injured after retirement Meet Espanyol Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round at the Australian Open in January.
He broke the game in the first game, winning the game again 4-2 before the opening game, while O’Connell won only one game in the second game.
Draper will face Tallon Griekspoor or Matteo Berrettini, who beat Novak Djokovic in the last eight games on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old is still in the semi-final match against Alcaraz, who beat Italy’s Luca Nardi 6-1 4-6 6-3 after Wednesday.
Four-time main champion Alcaraz now has a 12-game winning streak in the ATP 500 and will play Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic in the last eight games.
Elsewhere in Doha, Alex de Minaur won his 200th Tour title against the fifth seed Andrey Rublev played the quarterfinals, who beat Nuno Borges 6– 3 6-4.
World No. 6 Daniil Medvedev beat Zizou Bergs 6-2 6-1 and will face Felix Auger-Aliassime as Canadians withdraw from Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic due to injury, so Canada The person was sent away.
