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Will probably be a shocking BNP Paribas Open remaining between two gamers at the moment exterior the highest 10 when Holger Rune and Jack Draper collide on Sunday afternoon. However considered one of them–and perhaps each–shall be within the prime 10 on Monday.
Draper clinched his debut within the prime 10 by upsetting Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 within the semifinals on Saturday. The 23-year-old will discover himself at No. 8 on the planet subsequent week if he lifts the trophy and No. 9–behind Rune–if he loses.
It has been a implausible fortnight Draper, and actually his complete season has been excellent up to now. The British left-hander is sporting an 12-2 report and he has misplaced just one accomplished match (he retired towards Alcaraz within the Australian Open fourth spherical). Draper has superior to a first-ever Masters 1000 remaining with victories over Joao Fonseca, Jenson Brooksby, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, and Alcaraz.
