Jack Draper v Alexander Bublik LIVE: British No 1 stunned at French Open after Djokovic beats Norrie
The fourth round saw British hopes in the French Open come to an end
Jack Draper saw his quest for a first Grand Slam come to an end as he was stunned by Alexander Bublik 7-5 3-6 2-6 4-6 to crash out of the French Open.
Cameron Norrie’s clash with Novak Djokovic ended in disappointment on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Having never before beaten the World No. 6 Norrie always faced an uphill battle and so it proved as Djokovic flew through three sets for a 6-2 6-3 6-2 victory.
Earlier, Ekaterina Alexandrova was defeated in straight set by American Coco Gauff who looks to be in impressive form and native French woman Lois Boisson shocked the women’s No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula in a three set thriller.
The evening session is headlined by men’s No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner who has yet to drop a set in this campaign having swept Arthur Rinderknech, Richard Gasquet, and Jiri Lehecka aside with relative ease. Tonight’s opponent is Andrey Rublev who should pose more of a threat.
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Lois Boisson 3-6 2-2 Jessica Pegula
The second set is a close one.
Both players are holding serve well but Boisson is challenging the Pegula serve more often.
The French woman has the backing of the crowd and has settled back into a decent bit of rhythm.
Carlos Alcaraz reveals battle to stay calm in win over Ben Shelton
Carlos Alcaraz admitted Ben Shelton was driving him “mad” before dispatching the big-serving American to continue his march towards back-to-back French Open titles.
The Spaniard dropped the third set but still collected his 100th Tour level clay-court win, 7-6 (8) 6-3 4-6 6-4.
“Honestly, today I fought against myself in the mind. I just tried to calm myself – in some moments I was mad,” he said.
I was mad – Carlos Alcaraz reveals battle to stay calm in win over Ben Shelton
Boisson 3-6 Pegula - SET!
A comfortable first set for Jessica Pegula in the end.
She needed to work out a few things early in the set but once she learned what Lois Boisson was throwing at her she adapted perfectly.
Four games won in a row and the first set is the American’s.
Boisson 3-4 Pegula*
Advantage Pegula!
Back-to-back games for Jessica Pegula. A hold of serve then a break to put her ahead in this first set.
Boisson 3-2 Pegula*
Boisson is put under a bit of pressure from her own serve.
Pegula moves 0-30 ahead but Boisson matches her intensity with the French woman attempting to loft the ball high and cause the bounce to be awkward for Pegula.
It works and a decision to come forward to meet a volley at the net helps take the game to deuce.
Pegula wins a break point but Boisson doubles down on aggression and saves it.
She then wins two points in a row for a deserved hold of serve.
Jack Draper’s rise up the rankings branded ‘insane’ by French Open opponent
Jack Draper’s next French Open opponent Alexander Bublik says the British star’s rise to the top is “insane”.
Fifth seed Draper takes on Kazakhstan’s world No 62 in the fourth round on Monday.
“Jack for me is insane. I mean, last year the guy is 40 in the world. This year he is top five in the world,” said Bublik.
Jack Draper’s rise up the rankings branded ‘insane’ by French Open opponent
*Boisson 1-1 Pegula
Over on Court Philippe Chatrier Lois Boisson has made a superb start against Jessica Pegula.
The French woman has an early break of serve, thanks in part to her forehand, and she’s responded well to Pegula breaking her own serve in the very first game.
A decent match up may be developing in this early stages.
How to watch Norrie vs Djokovic
The match will be on TV,with viewers in the United Kingdom able to watch the French Open on TNT Sports.
A live stream will be available to subscribers via the discovery+ app or website.
When is Norrie v Djokovic?
Cameron Norrie v Novak Djokovic is scheduled third on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with women’s matches involving Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula to come first.
We can expect the match to begin at any time around 1-3pm BST.
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