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Draper beats Hurkacz to reach Japan Open quarter-finals
Jack Draper

JACK DRAPER enjoyed a statement win at the Japan Open by beating second seed Hubert Hurkacz today.

The British number one, playing his first ATP Tour tournament since his run to the semi-finals of the US Open earlier this month, beat the world number eight 6-4 6-4 in Tokyo to make it through to the quarter-finals.

It was his third win against a top 10 player this year, having earlier beaten Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur.

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