Winning his first ATP 500-level title, No. 7 seed Jack Draper defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 in the final match of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria.
In a social media post, the athlete expressed: “ATP 500 🏆…Thank you @erstebankopen for an incredible week 😀 #2”
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Highlights of the match
In the second set of the game, Draper was behind as Khachanov rallied to win five straight plays to overcome a 4-0 lead. However, Draper regained control of the match by tying it to 5-5, breaking his opponent’s serve in the 11th game, and coming back from a 15-40 position in the 12th game.
Furthermore, Draper struck 30 winners to Khachanov’s 16, in addition to being exemplary on the net where he also won 14 of 16 points to Khacanov’s 8 of 14.
Twenty-two-year-old Draper’s prior victory on the tour was at Stuttgart, Germany, last June. His opponent, Khachanov, was hoping for his second championship this month after his victory in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Source: CNA