Japan Open: Jack Draper beats Mattia Bellucci to reach last 16

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Japan Open: Jack Draper beats Mattia Bellucci to reach last 16

Britain’s Jack Draper is through to the Japan Open last 16 following a straight-set win over Mattia Bellucci.

World number 20 Draper beat the Italian 6-4 6-2 for his first victory since defeat by Jannik Sinner in the

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earlier this month.

The victory marks a return to form for the 22-year-old after a

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in Manchester where he lost his two singles matches.

Draper was beaten in straight sets by Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime as Great Britain ******* to reach the knockout stage.

After edging the first set against world number 103 Belluci in Tokyo, Draper pulled away in the second as he opened up a 5-1 lead before seeing out victory.

Draper will play Polish second seed Hubert Hurkacz on Friday.

Elsewhere, Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lost 4-6 6-1 6-2 to ********* Alex Michelsen.

********* fifth seed Tommy Paul beat Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-2, while Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka edged Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) in a match that lasted three hours and 12 minutes.

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