Arthur proves he is top draw after bruising run

BRITISH No.7 Arthur Fery will make his Australian Open debut after coming through qualifying while struggling with the same injury that has forced Jack Draper out of the tournament.

- BY YASMIN SYED IN MELBOURNE

Draper, who is suffering from bone bruising in his arm, has not played a match since August and withdrew from the first Grand Slam event of the year.

It left Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley as the only British men in the main draw - but 23-year-old Fery will join them after winning six sets in a row in qualifying.

The world No.185 beat Australians Edward Winter and controversial former world No.17 Bernard Tomic before taking out No.14 seed Dino Prizmic 6-4 6-1.

He said: “I was coming here with not many matches and playing my first real tournament of the year, so really happy to have qualified, and I thought I played very well today.

“I knew I had it in me to play really good tennis. It's just a matter of staying healthy and also delivering on the match court.”