by A few days after his unforgettable disadvantages against the oldest player in the top 100 men, Jack Draper introduced himself against the youngest of all. From the unprecedented defense skills of the 38-year-old Gaël Monfils, Draper examined the nuclear fore, 18-year-old João Fonseca.
Regardless of the challenge or the conditions, Draper continues to show his ability to adapt to all obstacles on his way. For the first time in his career in the fourth round of the French Open in his career with an extremely devastating achievement, with afar with his best from the tournament, the Fonseca with 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 2 to get ahead.
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Since he marked his Grand Slam career with an outstanding top 10 win against Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open in January, the hype around Fonseca was overwhelming. Together with the massive expectations in relation to his talent, the development of the Brazilian has resumed one of the most passionate tennis fan bases in the world. In Roland Garros, where the legendary Gustavo Kuerten triumphed three times, the Brazilian fans would always be the loudest.
Already in March, Draper, the fifth seed in Paris, navigated two memorable events with Fonseca. He played Fonseca for the first time in her second game in Indian Wells and won comfortably. A few weeks later, the 23-year-old indirectly felt the power of the Brazilian fan base. Fonseca was initially planned to Draper, but during the British game it was abruptly brought to a larger dish.
When thousands of Booing fans left the court angry, Drapers match was briefly suspended: “I thought the crowd was there to watch me, but when I appeared on the pitch, they went:”João Fonseca ”,” I thought maybe they weren’t for me, ”said Draper.
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The hype around Fonseca is a little too much, especially since most young players benefit from the development without so much immediate pressure, but it exists for a good reason. He is an early, exciting player who is already blessed with one of the strongest in the game that he combines with a solid surcharge that improves sportiness and Daredevil shot.
It is exclusively a reflection of Draper’s complete game and tireless focus that Fonseca looked so pedestrians in this game. Draper was fully aware of the danger of a fearless adolescent and was sharp from the start. He opened by consistently and with excellent depth and defended brilliant when he repeatedly opened Fonseca’s first strike. He gave the tone with an early comfortable break in the second service game from Fonseca.
After his victory on Thursday evening in painfully slow night conditions in the Philippe-Chatrier farm, Draper noticed that the balls were so heavy that he would play with depressed orange balls for children. He felt uncomfortable until the end. Despite the humidity, the warmer daily conditions offered a much more optimal platform for him to show how effective his game can be in these dishes.
When he rolled through the first sentence, Draper’s forehand was devastating. His brutal gunshot weight – the combined power of its extreme top spin and its immense ball speed – and the relentless depth has completely suffocated the Brazilian, which looks slightly in comparison. Draper only grew confident in his forehand and on the second set he made it with total freedom and changed all over the line at will. Under constant pressure of Draper’s forehand and not able to break through the defense of the British, Fonseca’s forehand error stacked as he pulled closer to the lines.
This was a spectacular, complete performance of an increasingly complete player: Draper also served brilliantly and kept his pressure on Fonseca’s service games by rolling through his own, and he returned with flawless consistency and depth. When he continued to push Fonseca far behind the baseline with the power of his forehand, he was his opponent with a stream of well -coordinated dropshots. After Draper in Paris had still reached Roland Garros after his first victory, he looks more stronger in the second week than ever before.
