Jack Draper is through to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open and will face Carlos Alcaraz in a mouthwatering clash on Wednesday as he looks to continue his fine form on clay

Jack Draper goes down swinging in Italian Open as clinical Carlos Alcaraz seals straight-set victory - The British No1 won just two out of eight break points as Alcaraz battled to the end

Jack Draper is the son of Roger Draper, who is known for his tenure as chief executive of Sport England from 2003 to 2006. He also held the position of chief executive at the Lawn Tennis Association (2006-2013) and professional rugby league club Warrington Wolves (2015-2017).

Jack Draper has opened up about his temper in the wake of his Italian Open meltdown, with the young British star perhaps needing to heed the words of Andy Murray

Was a tough match, definitely,” Draper said post-match. “Against a guy who’s a bit unknown, but he’s won long matches here and he’s feeling good, I knew coming in it would be a challenge.” Despite coming through in straight sets,

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Rome Open semifinals after defeating Jack Draper, securing an impressive boost in the ATP rankings just ahead of Roland Garros.

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Jack Draper admitted that he was left "dizzy" and "bamboozled" by Corentin Moutet as he addressed their incident-filled last-16 clash at the Italian Open. The Brit won 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 after his opponent called for a VAR review to overturn a point awarded to Draper in the second set.