Jack Draper’s physical issues returned at the Australian Open and he lasted only two sets of his fourth-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz. The British number one came into the tournament with little preparation after a hip injury suffered in pre-season, which he admitted he was still having to manage.

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British number one Jack Draper wins epic match against Aleksandar Vukic to reach fourth round of Australian Open.

Draper takes on Australian favourite Aleksandar Vukic after Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Machac despite taking a medical timeout

British No.1 Jack Draper is open to working with super coach Andy Murray in the future. The US Open semi-finalist insisted he will be able to go “100%” at the Australian Open despite a pre-season disrupted by a hip injury.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Carlos Alcaraz has reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2025 as his opponent Jack Draper had to retire with injury after just 2 sets. Draper suffered a hip injury during the contest.

Elsewhere, in the men's draw, American 12th seed Tommy Paul will take on Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while German second seed Alexander Zverev faces French 14th seed Ugo Humbert. The winners of these matches will advance to the semi-finals.

Carlos Alcaraz needed only one hour 35 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the second straight year after Jack Draper was forced

The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

Carlos Alcaraz passed on a classy get-well-soon message to Jack Draper and backed the British number one to ‘come back stronger’ after he retired midway through their fourth-round meeting at the Australian Open.