Draper battles back in first round at Cincinnati Open

Jack Draper had to conflict backmost from 4-2 down successful a deciding group tie-break to hit Jaume Munar successful nan first information of nan Cincinnati Open.

British number 1 Draper won 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5) against nan Spanish qualifier and will look Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in nan adjacent round.

The 22-year-old came done contempt an wounded interest precocious successful nan deciding group - calling for nan physio erstwhile he was 6-5 up to person curen for an abdomen problem.

He looked to beryllium struggling successful nan early stages of nan tie-break but vanished powerfully to seal triumph pinch nan 2nd of 3 lucifer points.

Tsitsipas hit Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 6-4 6-3, while world number 1 Jannik Sinner progressed pinch a 6-4 7-5 triumph against American qualifier Alex Michelsen.

Top seed Sinner will look Australian Jordan Thompson successful information two.

British duo Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart were some knocked retired successful nan first round.

Boulter was beaten 6-2 0-6 5-7 by Poland's Magda Linette, while qualifier Dart was defeated 6-4 0-6 1-6 by Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan.

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek needed 3 sets to flooded qualifier Varvara Gracheva successful nan first round.

World number 1 Swiatek, who is besides apical seed, breezed done nan opening set, earlier being taken to a tie-break successful nan second. She yet booked her spot successful nan 2nd information 6-0 6-7 (8-10) 6-2.

Players are preparing for nan US Open - nan last awesome of nan play - which originates connected 26 August successful New York.