Jack Draper continues to rise in the rankings

Jack Draper's superb 2022 continued when he beat veteran Fabio Fognini at the Winston-Salem Open

and is rewarded with a third-round clash against Dominic Thiem. The British No.4 enters the tournament after an impressive run at the ATP Masters 1000 Canadian Open,

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where he cruised through qualifying and reached the quarter-finals, defeating third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas along the way.

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And on Tuesday, he produced another quality display at the ATP 250 event against the former world number nine, winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in less than two hours.

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The 20-year-old made a poor start to the match when he was broken in the opening game but immediately hit back before breaking again in games six and eight to take the set.

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The second set had a similar theme with the pair sharing early breaks before the Italian hit a decisive break in the seventh game to take the decider.

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The Brit controlled proceedings in the third set as he raced to a 5-0 lead before ending the match with his first match point.

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Draper reached a career-high 55 in the ATP rankings after his run in Montreal and is tipped to move up to 52 after his latest victory,

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