30-04-2025 20:13 via theguardian.com

Jack Draper backs clay court credentials after dismantling Tommy Paul in Madrid

‘I think this surface could be amazing for my tennis’Struggling Djokovic pulls out of Italian OpenJack Draper took a significant step forward on his journey to becoming a top clay-court player as he recorded the biggest win of his career on the surface, producing a supreme performance to dismantle the 11th seed, Tommy Paul, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the last eight of the Madrid Open.This victory marks the first time Draper has reached a Masters 1000 quarter-final on clay and it is his first
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