Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Thursday 01 May 2025 at 7:10 p.m.
Opposed to Matteo Arnaldi, a fall of Novak Djokovic earlier in the tournament, Jack Draper had the last word and qualified for the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid.
Jack Draper takes a taste for the Masters 1000 semi-finals. Winner at Indian Wells last March, the Briton had the last word against Matteo Arnaldi to reserve his place in the last square on the clay of Madrid. A meeting whose start was one -sided in favor of the world’s number 6. Indeed, from the first game, he took the ascendancy in the exchange to offer himself a break ball and he did not let him pass. After keeping his commitment without difficulty, Jack Draper applied the same recipe a second time. The only small difference was the need to get it twice to give the Transalpin and lead four games to nothing too fast for the latter. Not having the slightest solution, Matteo Arnaldi got back to pride to prevent the addition from being even more salty. If he managed to rule out two new break balls obtained by Jack Draper, he failed to repeat this performance a third time.
Drape too little put in difficulty
Led five games to nothing, the Briton sealed the fate of this first round on a service won white and after only 25 short minutes. The start of the second set was much more balanced. Indeed, Matteo Arnaldi was able to unlock his counter by holding his service before saving a first break ball to maintain the balance. But the world 44th was unable to register over time. Indeed, after winning his white service, Jack Draper made a big boost on which the female of Novak Djokovic could not resist. Thus taking the service of the latter, the world number 6 was able to carry out four games for two and get closer to the conclusion of the meeting. After letting two double break balls escape in the often crucial seventh game, Jack Draper was patient, waiting to serve to seal the fate of the meeting. The second match ball was the right one (6-0, 6-4 in 1h17 ‘). A success that will make him integrate the world top 5 this Monday and will allow him to compete this Friday the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid against Lorenzo Musetti or Gabriel Diallo.
