Britain´s Jack Draper 辛うじて beaten by sixth seed Andrey Rublev at Madrid Open
Jack Draper fell just short of a major scalp in a second-一連の会議、交渉／完成する loss to Andrey Rublev at the Madrid Open.
The 20-year-old is on the 瀬戸際 of becoming the next British player to break into the 最高の，を越す 100 and he again showed his 抱擁する 可能性のある against sixth seed Rublev, who 敗北・負かすd Novak Djokovic in his home city of ベオグラード to 勝利，勝つ his last tournament.
Draper overpowered his ロシアの 対抗者 in the 開始 始める，決める and led 3-0 in the third but Rublev fought 支援する to （人命などを）奪う，主張する a 2-6 6-4 7-5 victory.
The Londoner said: “I’m gutted 明白に that I couldn’t 支える my level and come through the match but, at the same time, this week’s a new experience for me, 存在 on the clay in a 最高の，を越す event like this and playing a 最高の，を越す-10 player.
“I surprised myself a little bit that I can play a very high level on the clay. It’s just a bit more physical and, when playing 最高の，を越す-10 players or playing guys at this level, it’s about 支えるing mentally every point, every point.
“A good experience for me. 明白に I want to do 井戸／弁護士席 and 勝利，勝つ, b ut I’ve got to take the 肯定的なs from that. I still feel like there is such a long way to go in all areas for me, which is really exciting.”
Draper knocked out 最高の，を越す-30 player Lorenzo Sonego in the 開始 一連の会議、交渉／完成する in his first 小旅行する-level match on clay and he used his big left-手渡すd serve and forehand to shock Rublev in the 早期に 行う／開催する／段階s.
The young Briton, who took a 始める，決める off Djokovic at Wimbledon last year, also 所有するs a 罰金 減少（する） 発射 and is comfortable at the 逮捕する, and he 戦う／戦いd 支援する from a break 負かす／撃墜する in the second before Rublev moved ahead again.
Draper looked like he might find a way to 勝利，勝つ when he took the first three games of the decider but, with cramp starting to kick in, it was Rublev who 結局 設立する a way through.
