Draper downs van de Zandschulp to advance to R4

Jack Draper advanced to the fourth round at the US Open for the second year running with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win Saturday over Botic van de Zandschulp.

The Briton converted five of his eight break points to seal victory over the Dutchman, who defeated Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round. Draper also hit 13 aces en route to defeating the 28-year old in their first matchup, closing out the win in two hours, 14 minutes.

The 22-year-old reached a career high PIF ATP Ranking of No. 22 in August. He won his maiden ATP Tour title at the BOSS OPEN earlier this year, defeating Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the final.

Victory over the Dutchman ensures that Draper has equalled his best run at a Grand Slam, which came in 2023 when he also reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. This is his third consecutive main-draw appearance in New York.

Draper will go on to face Tomas Machac in the next round. Machac overcame former Nitto ATP Finals runner-up David Goffin 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 in one hour, 34 minutes to advance to the fourth round for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament. Machac was clinical as he converted seven break points en route to sweeping past the Belgian.

Machac leads Draper 1-0 in their LexusATP Head2Head, with the Czech defeating Draper 7-6(6), 6-1 at this year's Gonet Geneva Open.