BRIT OF A LETDOWN AS DRAPER CRASHES OUT

JACK DRAPER ran out of steam in sultry New York to lose his slugfest with Andrey Rublev – and end British interest in the US Open singles.

- NEIL MCLEMAN

But on the American holiday of Labor Day, Draper made the Russians work hard for his win. 

The British No.5 recovered from losing the first set to level then led by a break in the third to get Rublev rattled.

Yet the relentless rallies took their toll on the 21-year-old who had not completed an ATP Tour-level match since May because of a shoulder injury.