Was a tough match, definitely,” Draper said post-match. “Against a guy who’s a bit unknown, but he’s won long matches here and he’s feeling good, I knew coming in it would be a challenge.” Despite coming through in straight sets,

Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper will seek more clay-court success with the British pair in action on a bumper day at the Italian Open in Rome. Raducanu was granted a reprieve for her second-round match as her scheduled opponent, 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, withdrew, setting up a meeting with lucky loser Jil Teichmann.

In the women's draw, Coco Gauff will be hoping to follow up her thumping win over Raducanu by beating Mirra Andreeva, while Aryna Sabalenka faces a similarly tricky test against Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen.