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Jack Draper overcomes raucous French Open crowd to beat home hero Monfils

Draper into third round with 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory British No 1 wins five games in a row to claim final set As 15,000 tennis fans cheered on his demise in the late hours of Thursday night, for a sustained period of time Jack Draper looked completely frazzled. He found himself playing a few too many drop shots, bailing out points instead of slamming the door shut. His first serve had vacated the premises. These things often happen in Gaël Monfils’ lair, Court Philippe-Chatrier, where the effect of his magnetic personality draws his home crowd into a frenzy and his singular playing style plays tricks with any opponent’s mind. Despite being pushed to his limits and standing on the verge of an uncertain fifth set, Draper gave another demonstration of his mental durability by somehow finding his way through to the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Monfils. Continue reading...

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Coco Gauff agrees women’s matches deserve night sessions at French Open

Gauff: Women deserve French Open night session slots No women’s matches yet in Roland Garros prime time 22 Americans through to second round, most since 1994 Coco Gauff insists that women’s matches deserve to be given the night sessions at the French Open. The world No 2 said she agreed with fellow WTA star Ons Jabeur, who reopened the annual debate earlier this week. Continue reading...

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