The former world number four received a wildcard entry to the “Masters” series tournament in Montreal, but lost in the first round with a score of 3:6, 6:2, 2:6 to Frenchman Terence Atmane (ATP-46).
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Fans of the 24-year-old tennis player who suffered the defeat should be very concerned about the signals in the third set.
During the decisive set, J. Draper’s serves significantly slowed down, and eventually the tennis player himself broke down during the break between games – he started crying.
Over the past 12 months, the British tennis talent has been suffering from chronic pain in his left arm, which most likely flared up again during his comeback match in Montreal.
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This season, J. Draper has played only 14 matches on the ATP tour, winning 8 of them. The tennis player has a wildcard entry to the “Masters” series tournament in Cincinnati, and at the “US Open” the Brit will need to play qualifiers or hope for another wildcard.
T. Atmane will face Russian Karen Khachanov (ATP-39) in the second round of the men’s singles tournament in Montreal, who reached the final in Toronto last year.
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