Sat Mar 22 20:10:00 UTC 2025: **British Number One Draper Falls in Miami Despite Career-High Ranking**
MIAMI, FL – British number one Jack Draper suffered a second-round exit at the Miami Open, losing in straight sets to Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic. Despite recently achieving a career-high world ranking of seventh, Draper fell 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3) to the 19-year-old Mensik.
Draper started strongly, breaking Mensik early, but Mensik, who fired 21 aces, rallied to dominate the tiebreaks. The match was briefly interrupted by angry Brazilian fans protesting the relocation of another match featuring their compatriot, Joao Fonseca. Draper attempted to restart play but requested a stoppage due to the disruption. Mensik ultimately secured his victory, advancing to the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 event for the third time in his career.
In other British news from the tournament, Jacob Fearnley suffered a straight-sets defeat to Alexander Zverev. Despite the loss, Fearnley will move up to become British number two. Elsewhere, Coleman Wong of Hong Kong notched a significant win over American Ben Shelton.
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