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Britain’s Jack Draper claimed one of the biggest scalps of the US Open so far after stunning sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory to progress to the third round.
The 20-year-old defeated last year’s Flushing Meadows semi-finalist to reach the last 32 in his first main-draw appearance at the final major of the season.
On the back of a second-round appearance at Wimbledon earlier this year, it represents Draper’s best showing at a Grand Slam to date – and at few points did the Briton look at risk of letting the tie slip away from his grasp.
Draper saved all three of the break points he faced and took three of the 10 presented to him in a fine showing at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
For the Canadian, it brings a premature end to what the 22-year-old likely hoped would be a promising tournament that could have seen him go one better than last year.
He is the third top-10 seeded men’s player to be eliminated, following first-round exits for Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Fritz against qualifiers Daniel Elahi Galan and Brandon Holt respectively.
