{"id":294312,"date":"2023-11-06T00:27:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294312"},"modified":"2023-11-06T00:27:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:27:56","slug":"jack-draper-makes-case-for-davis-cup-place-after-italy-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/jack-draper-makes-case-for-davis-cup-place-after-italy-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Draper makes case for Davis Cup place after Italy win"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jack Draper makes case for Davis Cup place after winning the Bergamo Challenger in Italy&#8230; and Novak Djokovic&#8217;s Serbia await!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Draper came from a set down to beat David Goffin 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 in Sunday&#8217;s final<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He is making a timely run into form ahead of the quarter-final match in Malaga\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>While\u00a0Djokovic&#8217;s won the Paris Masters to once again emphasise his dominance\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jack Draper staked his claim for a starting berth in the GB team for this month\u2019s Davis Cup finals week by claiming a first title in what has been an injury-hit season.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old from Surrey came back to beat Belgian former top-tenner David Goffin 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the final of the Bergamo Challenger in Italy, having been ranked too low to enter the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n<p>He is making a timely run into form ahead of the quarter-final match in Malaga against Serbia, where the outcome of the No 2 singles contest may well prove crucial to the tie\u2019s end result.<\/p>\n<p>With Novak Djokovic leading the opposition, Leon Smith\u2019s team will probably need to win the second singles and doubles rubbers to make the semi-finals. The world No 1 emphasised that he remains the sport\u2019s outstanding player by winning Paris on Sunday in what was his first tournament for seven weeks.<\/p>\n<p>After a hard-fought passage to the final, Djokovic comfortably defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 to claim his 40th title at Masters level.<\/p>\n<p>His superiority was such that the Parisian crowd, who had been hostile, never really got into the match.<\/p>\n<p>An exhausted Dimitrov became emotional while seated on his chair after the match, and needed to be consoled by the victor, who will next play in Turin\u2019s ATP Finals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/22\/77435515-12713533-Jack_Draper_has_made_a_case_for_inclusion_in_GB_s_Davis_Cup_team-a-43_1699224365524.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/22\/77435747-12713533-The_No_2_singles_will_be_vital_with_world_No_1_and_Paris_Masters-m-42_1699224358556.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Jack Draper has made a case for inclusion in GB&#8217;s Davis Cup team for their tie against Serbia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/22\/77436803-12713533-image-a-44_1699224451572.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After a hard-fought passage to the final, Djokovic comfortably defeated Grigor Dimitrov (above) 6-4, 6-3 to claim his 40th title at Masters level<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/article-12713533\/Jack-Draper-makes-case-Davis-Cup-place.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jack Draper makes case for Davis Cup place after winning the Bergamo Challenger in Italy&#8230; and Novak Djokovic&#8217;s Serbia await! 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