"After 53 days without experiencing the tension, physicality and adrenaline of competing at the highest level of his sport, Jack Draper returned to competition at the US Open with a bruising first-round win that illustrated the challenge of entering a grand slam tournament with suboptimal preparation. Draper, the fifth seed, dragged himself into the second round with a tough 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 win against the qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez."
"As he established a 6-4, 5-4 lead Draper appeared to be cruising towards a comfortable opening win, before the complexion of the match shifted. He played a loose service game to lose his serve at 5-4 for the first time in the match. Then, in the third set, he appeared to be struggling physically as he trailed 1-4. Although he retrieved the break, during his service game at 4-5 he appeared to vomit before his service motion. He then wiped the court with a towel."
Jack Draper returned to the US Open after 53 days off and reached the second round as the fifth seed with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 victory over qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez. Draper had withdrawn from tournaments after Wimbledon because of a bone bruise on his left arm and entered the match with suboptimal preparation. Gomez, a 28-year-old Argentinian ranked No 203, used a powerful serve and forehand to pressure Draper. Draper lost his serve late in the early stages, struggled physically in the third set while trailing 1-4, vomited during a service game at 4-5, then recovered to close out the fourth set.
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