Jack Draper vs Brandon Nakashima LIVE: Queen’s tennis scores and outcomes with Fearnley overwhelmed and Alcaraz in motion

A stunning backhand winner down the road offers Draper one other sniff at 15-30 and he then brings up two break factors with a surprising operating forehand down the opposite line. Sensible tennis.

First one is SAVED by Nakashima as he dominates the rally and a giant serve out huge ensures the second is SAVED in the same method. Good response from the underdog.

From there, he wins the sport, sealed with an cross-court ace to dodge the double break. Necessary maintain

Good work by Draper as he consolidates the break with a gentle maintain to fifteen. Simply what the physician ordered after the mammoth earlier recreation. He’s properly answerable for this opening set and has regarded untroubled on his personal serve to this point.

Scorching work for Brandon Nakashima on the market to this point

Draper begins recreation three strongly and shortly strikes to 0-30. Nakashima hits again with a few huge serves to stage at 30-30 however a premature double fault offers the Brit a primary break level of the match.

SAVED. Nakashima controls the rally and Draper drifts an off-balance forehand lengthy. The American then produces an ace down the center however Draper’s highly effective forehand pins him to the baseline and brings up a second deuce.

Nakashima lets one other recreation level slip as Draper disguises a drop shot inflicting his opponent to web a backhand earlier than a second break level earned by the Brit after discovering the traces after which ending a smash.

SAVED once more to convey up a fourth deuce because of a thunderous serve down the center however a 3rd break level involves Draper from a stretching volley. Third time fortunate? It’s a second serve and Nakashima shanks a forehand excessive into the air – fist pump as Jack Draper lastly breaks serve to steer 2-1

Speaking of beginning properly in your serve, Draper bangs down an ace along with his very first one. The second level is a little bit longer however Nakashima quickly goes lengthy earlier than one other huge serve down the ‘T’ can’t be returned.

The Brit then flicks a forehand winner down the road and that’s as straightforward a love maintain as you’d need. Good things from the world No 6.

Nakashima serves first and it’s a stable opening service recreation. He concedes only one level to the Brit and finishes it with an unreturned second serve that reared up properly. A pleasant nerve-settler for the American.

The nice and cozy-up is sort of full. This needs to be a enjoyable one, with the group absolutely behind Draper as Britain’s rising star appears to construct momentum forward of Wimbledon.

Highlighting a decisive issue at the moment, former British No 1 John Lloyd tells the BBC: “Most of [Fearnley’s] double-faults had been within the web, it regarded to me like he was flattening on the serve.

“He did that within the final match. He did the identical factor at the moment.

“He regarded so good at 3-1 [in the first set], I believed: ‘He’s actually taken to this quarter-final like he’s been there many instances earlier than.’ After which threw three double faults in.

“You may’t do this at this stage. However he’s younger, these are issues he’ll be taught from.

“The serve, on grass, is the important thing stroke within the recreation.”

He additionally hints at a possible shoulder damage for Fearnley.

Two forehands in a row from Lehecka clip the baseline and bounce awkwardly for Fearnley, who offers with the primary however nets after the second.

Huge ace down the T from Lehecka now. 30-0.

One other highly effective serve down the center, and Fearnley can solely chip a backhand again. It floats lengthy…

Three match factors for Lehecka right here!

Improbable forehand from Fearnley to steer Lehecka into the nook, and because the Czech’s return drops shallow, Fearnley nudges residence a deft, very completely different forehand.

However the subsequent serve is an excessive amount of for Fearnley, who can solely discover the web!