Jack Draper advanced to the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open by defeating third seed Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4. After initially struggling, Draper won seven consecutive games to seize the momentum. Although he stumbled while serving for the match, he recovered to win with a pair of aces. Draper praised his performance as his best in three years at the tournament. In women's competition, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Sonay Kartal, who reached the last-16 as a lucky loser, while Belinda Bencic came back to win against Coco Gauff, setting up exciting quarter-finals.
Jack Draper exhibited an impressive performance at the BNP Paribas Open, defeating Taylor Fritz in a hard-fought straight-sets victory that secured him a place in the quarter-finals.
The British No 1, Draper, broke his opponent's serve twice in the second set to establish a commanding lead, despite facing a late challenge from Fritz.
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