Miami.- British tennis player Jack Draper, brand new champion on Sunday in Indian Wellshe lost this Saturday in his debut in Miami Masters 1000 against Czech Jakub Mensik, 19.
The promising Mesik, number 54 of the ATP, surprised Draper (7) 7-6 (7/2) and 7-6 (7/3) at this second round crossing in Miami.
The British fall occurs one day after that of the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, the main rival that Draper won at Indian Wells on his way to his first 1000 Masters title.
Draper, who premiered this week at the Top-10 of the world ranking, is the first Indian Wells champion who loses in his posterior premiere in Miami from the Austrian Dominic Thiem in 2019.
Alcaraz failure
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, number three in the world, fell this Friday at his premiere at the Miami Open against the Belgian David Goffin, who gave a hard blow to the champion of the tournament in 2022.
Alcaraz was little effective with his serve and despite winning the first set, he lost the compass in the second and was unable to meet his game against a Goffin who took the duel with partials of 5-7, 6-4 and 6-3.
Goffin had a night inspired by a Spaniard who had too many united errors, who took him out of a Miami masters that had him as one of the great favorites.
“One night you enjoy it, you feel that the legs are going well,” Goffin said. “Today everything was there, it was the perfect night, a perfect atmosphere,” he added at the end of the match against the champion of four Grand Slam tournaments (Wimbledon -2-, Us Open, Roland Garros).
Alcaraz finished the game with 42 undined errors, against 26 of his rival.
