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Jack Draper had to battle back from 4-2 down in a deciding set tie-break to beat Jaume Munar in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. <\/b><\/p>\n
British number one Draper won 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5) against the Spanish qualifier and will face Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas <\/b>in the next round. <\/p>\n
The 22-year-old came through despite an injury concern late in the deciding set – calling for the physio when he was 6-5 up to receive treatment for an abdomen problem.<\/p>\n
He looked to be struggling in the early stages of the tie-break but finished strongly to seal victory with the second of three match points. <\/p>\n
Tsitsipas beat Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 6-4 6-3, while world number one Jannik Sinner<\/b> progressed with a 6-4 7-5 victory against American qualifier Alex Michelsen.<\/p>\n
Top seed Sinner will face Australian Jordan Thompson in round two. <\/p>\n
British duo Katie Boulter<\/b> and Harriet Dart<\/b> were both knocked out in the first round. <\/p>\n
Boulter was beaten 6-2 0-6 5-7 by Poland’s Magda Linette, while qualifier Dart was defeated 6-4 0-6 1-6 by Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. <\/p>\n
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek<\/b> needed three sets to overcome qualifier Varvara Gracheva in the first round. <\/p>\n
World number one Swiatek, who is also top seed, breezed through the opening set, before being taken to a tie-break in the second. She eventually booked her spot in the second round 6-0 6-7 (8-10) 6-2. <\/p>\n
Players are preparing for the US Open – the final major of the season – which begins on 26 August in New York. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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