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Jamie Braidwood

YOU WONT BELIEVE: How jack draper s hard work paid off in surprising australian open run | Mind Blowing Facts

A relieved Jack Draper after his five-set epic in Melbourne - (Reuters)

Jack Draper admitted that he is surprising himself with his marathon run in the Australian Open having reached the fourth round after surviving another five-set battle to book a clash with Carlos Alcaraz in Melbourne.

Draper, 23, went the distance for the third consecutive round as he defeated the Australian Aleksandar Vukic in a deciding match tiebreak, winning 6-4 2-6 5-7 7-6 (5) 7-6 (10/8) at 0055 local time [GMT 1355].

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