'More aggressive' Draper faces Alcaraz conqueror in third round

British number 1 Jack Draper says he wants to beryllium "more aggressive" arsenic he takes connected Botic van de Zandschulp successful nan 3rd information of nan US Open connected Saturday.

The 22-year-old's broadside of nan tie has been blown wide unfastened aft title favourite Carlos Alcaraz was nan taxable of a seismic upset successful New York, losing successful consecutive sets to world number 74 Van de Zandschulp.

The Dutchman now stands betwixt Draper and a spot successful nan 4th round, pinch nan brace up 2nd connected Grandstand astatine Flushing Meadows.

Draper says he has taken clip to bespeak connected immoderate of his constrictive defeats earlier successful nan twelvemonth to debar history repeating itself.

"I took a existent look astatine myself. I said, 'I request to be more fierce successful definite moments'," nan 25th seed said.

"I deliberation by losing nan matches I did, particularly location was a play wherever I mislaid 3 aliases 4 7-6s connected nan trot against bully players, I really felt for illustration these guys aren't going to fto maine triumph nan match.

"I request to do it myself, and I request to play aggressively."

If Draper tin find a measurement past Alcaraz's conqueror he could look Dan Evans successful an all-British meeting. Evans takes connected 10th seed Alex de Minaur successful nan first nighttime convention lucifer connected Louis Armstrong Stadium astatine midnight.

Evans played nan longest lucifer successful US Open history connected Tuesday erstwhile he defeated Russia's Karen Khachanov successful 5 hours and 35 minutes and he backed that up pinch a convincing straight-set triumph complete Argentina's Mariano Navone.

The 34-year-old will want to support his 100% grounds against De Minaur intact, having beaten nan Australian successful each 3 of their erstwhile encounters.

"I've played him a fewer times. I'm not judge nan crippled style has been bully for him, but it's complete 5 [sets], it's wholly different match," Evans said.

"He's evidently nan favourite for that match."

Two-time US Open champion Iga Swiatek kicks disconnected nan evening convention connected Arthur Ashe Stadium, which starts astatine 00:00 BST connected Sunday.

Swiatek, who dropped conscionable 1 crippled successful her second-round triumph complete Japan's Ena Shibahara, takes connected Russian 25th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

That will beryllium followed by Daniil Medvedev, nan men's 5th seed and past year's runner-up, continuing his bid for a 2nd awesome title against Flavio Cobolli of Italy.

Earlier connected nan main Flushing Meadows show court, American location dream and sixth seed Jessica Pegula faces Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, nan world number 74 who knocked retired British women's number connected Katie Boulter connected Thursday.

Top seed Jannik Sinner, who could perchance look Draper aliases Evans successful nan semi-finals, will past look Australia's Christopher O'Connell.

Britain's Joe Salisbury joins up pinch American Rajeev Ram to play compatriot Lloyd Glasspool and his Australian partner Rinky Hijikata successful nan 2nd information of nan men's doubles.

There are 4 different Britons besides successful men's, women's and mixed doubles action connected Saturday.