Jack Draper, Australian Open and Thanasi Kokkinakis
The British No 1 is through to the Australian Open fourth round for the first time and will play Alcaraz for the fourth time
Britain's Jack Draper has once again defied a parochial home crowd at the Australian Open to send local hope Aleksandar Vukic packing in a five-set, third round epic on Friday night. Draper had already been subjected to a pro-Aussie crowd with his second round victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis and had to overcome some hostile scenes again as he came
Draper vs Kokkinakis score as Burrage battles Gauff and Fearnley in action - Six British players have reached the second round of the Australian Open for the first time as Fearnley and Draper look to
Thanasi Kokkinakis was warned for "bending the rules" as he called the physio during his marathon battle with Jack Draper in Melbourne.
While Draper’s friend Jacob Fearnley had feared showing any emotion when he took on Nick Kyrgios in the opening round, the British number one was happy to provoke the fans at key moments by cupping his hand to his ear or pumping his fist in their direction.
A seething Thanasi Kokkinakis has described his ongoing pectoral muscle issues as “physical and mental torture” after losing a five-set epic at the Australian Open.
With a hostile Australian Open crowd getting behind Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jack Draper had to keep his cool - so he channelled the spirit of Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou.
Thanasi Kokkinakis says he suffered pectoral muscle injury "torture" in marathon Australian Open second-round defeat to England's Jack Draper.