{"id":28160,"date":"2025-08-25T16:53:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/draper-struggles-at-us-open-advances-to-second-round-after-epic-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:53:29","slug":"draper-struggles-at-us-open-advances-to-second-round-after-epic-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/tennis\/draper-struggles-at-us-open-advances-to-second-round-after-epic-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Draper Struggles at US Open, Advances to Second Round After Epic Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jack Draper Advances at US Open After Tough Battle<\/h2>\n\nThe tennis player Jack Draper overcame the first round of the US Open, after a close match against qualifier Federico Agust\u00edn G\u00f3mez. Draper, who was returning to competition after an arm injury, demonstrated his tenacity by winning in four sets.\n\nDraper, ranked number 5, hadn&#8217;t played since his unexpected defeat at Wimbledon more than seven weeks ago. After that match, he was diagnosed with a bone contusion in his left arm, which forced him to take time off the courts.\n\nDespite the difficulties, Draper achieved victory with scores of 6-4, 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2, in a match that lasted more than three hours. The British tennis player will face Belgian Zizou Bergs in the next round.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t sure I&#8217;d be able to be here this year, my team did a great job. It wasn&#8217;t my best performance, but you have to give credit to my opponent, he played outstanding tennis and I hope to improve as the tournament progresses,&#8221; Draper stated.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Jack Draper<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0825%2Fr1536665_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nDraper had some problems with his service, committing five double faults. The player admitted that he expected to feel discomfort in his arm, which was evidenced by a compression sleeve.\n\nFor his part, G\u00f3mez proved to be a complicated rival, using his powerful serve and an aggressive game that earned him the support of the public. Despite G\u00f3mez&#8217;s resistance, Draper managed to prevail in the fourth set, showing his best tennis.\n\n<h2>Cam Norrie Advances by Korda&#8217;s Retirement<\/h2>\n\nCam Norrie advanced to the second round of the US Open after his opponent, Sebastian Korda, retired due to injury. Korda, who showed signs of a back injury, was forced to abandon the match after losing the second set.\n\nNorrie, who missed last year&#8217;s tournament due to an arm injury, hopes to regain momentum after his outstanding performance at Wimbledon. The British tennis player showed understanding towards Korda, wishing him a speedy recovery.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0825%2Fr1536614_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nNorrie, ranked 35th, started the match well, breaking Korda&#8217;s serve and securing the first set. Korda&#8217;s injury became evident in the second set, leading to his retirement.\n\nNorrie, who arrived in New York with a three-match losing streak, was pleased with his performance and hopes to continue his good play in the next rounds of the tournament.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Draper Advances at US Open After Tough Battle The tennis player Jack Draper overcame the first round of the US Open, after a close match against qualifier Federico Agust\u00edn G\u00f3mez. Draper, who was returning to competition after an arm injury, demonstrated his tenacity by winning in four sets. Draper, ranked number 5, hadn&#8217;t played [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[5223,1964,167,3162],"class_list":{"0":"post-28160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-cam-norrie","9":"tag-jack-draper","10":"tag-tennis","11":"tag-us-open"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}