ATP Adelaide: Draper upsets Baez to reach second round
The Brit will take on the winner of the match between American Mackenzie McDonald and Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in the next round
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 16, 2023 Britain’s Jack Draper in action during his first round match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Great Britain’s Jack Draper won against Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 5 seed, 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Adelaide Open at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Monday.
Draper, ranked No 62, will face the winner of the match between American Mackenzie McDonald and Serb Miomir Kecmanovic next.
Adelaide ATP 250, other first-round matches (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 661,585):
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Adam Walton
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Lorenzo Sonego
- Christopher O’Connell vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- James McCabe vs. Alexander Bublik
- Rinky Hijikata vs. Daniel Evans
- Jordan Thompson vs. Facundo Diaz Acosta
- Alex Bolt vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Dusan Lajovic vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Mackenzie McDonald vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Alexander Shevchenko
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