JACK DRAPER eased into the last 16 of the Adelaide International with a first win of the season over Sebastian Baez.

Draper was on court for less than 80 minutes as he wrapped up a 6-1 6-3 victory over the Argentinian, hitting 17 winners along the way in a dominant outing.

The 22-year-old Briton, who reached his maiden tour-level final in Sofia in November, will now face Miomir Kecmanovic or Mackenzie McDonald for a quarter-final place.

“I was very happy with my performance today,” said Draper. “It is not easy coming out in the first match of the year. I played here last year and am looking forward to going as far as I can this week.

“I feel really strong at the moment and really happy with my body and my game.”

Britain’s women’s number one, Katie Boulter, was unable to make the same progress after losing her round of 32 match against Ana Bogdan.

Boulter went down 6-3 6-4, failing to take advantage of an early lead in the second set as her Romanian opponent took four consecutive games to shore up victory.