JACK DRAPER flew the flag for the Brits at the Madrid Open after disappointing defeats for Emma Raducanu and Harriet Dart.
Draper's past three losses ended in a final-set tiebreak but he came back to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 3-6 7-5.
The world No.43 said: "At 6-5, I was thinking this is definitely going to be another tiebreak the way he's serving.
"It's been tough taking all these three-setters and it can get in your head a little bit, for sure.
"But that's where it's like, well, I'm giving myself an opportunity in those situations, now I've got to be a bit braver and try something different."
Draper is now keen to get revenge on world No.9 Hubert Hurkacz, who beat him in Monte Carlo two weeks ago.
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