Wimbledon: Jack Draper eases into second round after opponent Sebastian Baez retires injured but several Britons bow out | Tennis News

Jack Draper was not disturbed on his way to a place in the second round in Wimbledon while his opponent Sebastian Baez withdrew from the wounded.

The Argentinian seemed to have trouble with a right knee injury and received medical care twice during the second set before finally withdrawing from the three game match in the third.

The British No. 1 Draper had directed 6-2 6-2 2-1 at the time not needed to be out of the second speed while proving that it was a level above Baez, which had had trouble taming the speed and power of its opponent from the basic line.

Draper will now face Croatia Sailor cilic In the next round, after his victory in a set set over Raphael Collignon.

“I wanted to play a little longer, I felt that I was starting to advance my tennis,” said Draper in his interview on the field.

“I played cleaner, it’s not a way to win like that and I wish Sebastian all the best.

“I’m just trying to focus on what I can control, that’s what I have always tried to do, I just got out here and do my best, play the best tennis I can and see, I’m looking forward to next week.

“I focus on each player as you go, each player of the draw is on merit, he can play incredible tennis and you must have respect for everyone. I play in point by point.”

DRAPER, who bids to advance beyond the second round to Wimbledon for the first time, set the tone early with an immediate breakdown of service before directing 3-1 gracked with a ruthless crossed forehand.

Errors followed by Baez as a double flaw coupled with a lazy forehand by offering to drape his second break for 4-1, before the Briton unravels the first match in just 26 minutes thanks to the tame of his opponent in the net.

He continued to prove the one -way traffic in the second when Baez reproduced first with a volley under the time on the net followed by a cook too much after returning the advantage to another of the winners of the right blow to drape.

The first sign of injury problem arrived at 2-1 when Baez was briefly checked by the medical staff of his chair between the matches. He seemed happy to resume but quickly found himself further when Draper punished a drop of drop with a forehand passing for another break at 4-1.

DRAPER felt blood and bent down his power with an uninhabitable service of 133 MPH for 40-15 before following an ace to do it 5-1, finally sealing the second set two games later to spell the end.

He became a growing feeling that Baez was about to call him one day, the moment finally arrived during the change at 2-1 while shaking the draper hand to signal his exit.

DRAPER finished after winning 93% of the points of first service alongside 10 AS and 25 winners against his opponents four, the 23 -year -old culprit, although 22 unl forced errors that he could have returned while needing to look at his best in the match.

Watson, Burrage and Loffhagen as Monday obtains on Tuesday blues

Heather WatsonThe latest Wimbledon campaign ended with a three -set marathon defeat against the 23rd seeded Clara Tauson.

The 33 -year -old was among the first British players to come to court on the second day when they were trying to add more success at home after a record Monday.

British no 5 Watson needed a joker to participate in his 15th championships after slipping at 143 in the ranking.

She recovered from having collapsed to win the first set by triggering five consecutive games.

But Dane Tauson, who had never won a match before at Club All England, broke out at the start of the second level to draw.

Watson had a breakdown for a 2-0 lead in the decision maker but could not convert him, and she seemed to be withered in the heat at 32 degrees while the match spent two hours.

Tauson, 22, broke twice in the house directly to conclude a 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory and condemn Watson to his ninth defeat in the first round at the All England Club.

Born at the shell Johannus Monday also left the tournament in the first round after a direct defeat against American Tommy Paul On the courtyard three.

The 22 -year -old received a joker for singles and male doubles, and faced a much more experienced rival at Paul, 28, which is ranked 13th in the world and reached the quarter -finals of the championships last year.

Paul’s passage in the first round was quite simple, and it took him an hour and 43 minutes to defeat the British 6 feet 6 inch 6-4 6-4 6-2.

“It was a very difficult match, he is obviously a very good player,” said on Monday.

“I felt a lot of pressure in the match. Not waiting to win, but it is a different feeling walking in this court.

“It has always been a dream of playing in a single to Wimbledon on a large courtyard. There are only 12 players better than Tommy Paul at the moment, so he is a very good opponent. I just tried to savor the moment as much as possible.”

Jodie BurrageThe attempt to launch his return from the injury was quickly finished by the world n ° 208 Caty McNally.

The 26 -year -old missed a large part of last year, including all the season of Grasscourt.

She had beaten American McNally when she started in Wimbledon in 2023 but could not repeat the feat and was comfortably sent 6-3 6-1 in an hour and four minutes

British compatriot George LOFFAGEN Lost 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 against Spain Pedro Martinez.

The expectation that an eighth home player reaches the second round ended at 4:48 p.m. when Dan Evans Bewit Jay Clarke 6-1 7-5 6-2.

Monday, seven British players recommend victories at the All England Club, the best count of any day of the championships in the open era.

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