Another seed falls in Tokyo as Draper downs Hurkacz

Jack Draper advanced to the last eight of the Japan Open by winning against Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the second seed, 6-4, 6-4 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Friday.

The win is Draper’s third top 10 victory in his last four meetings against tennis’ upper echelon, and fifth overall in his career.

Hurkacz became the fifth seeded player to go out of contention in Tokyo after Taylor Fritz (1), Casper Ruud (3) Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), and Frances Tiafoe (7).

Draper, ranked No 20, will face the winner of the match between American Brandon Nakashima and Frenchman Ugo Humbert next.

Jack Draper defeated Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci (6-4, 6-2) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Tokyo Open, Hurkacz, ranked No 8, edged out American Marcos Giron (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4).

Tokyo ATP 500, other second-round results (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1.818.380, most recent results first):

• Christopher O’Connell vs. Alex Michelsen
• Tommy Paul (5) vs. Tomas Machac
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Holger Rune
• Jordan Thompson vs. Kei Nishikori
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Ugo Humbert
• Arthur Fils vs. Matteo Berrettini
• Mariano Navone vs. Ben Shelton (8)

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