Briton Jack Draper was eliminated from Roland Garros after suffering the worst defeat of his career against the world number 1. 176

Jack Draper was eliminated in the first round of the French Open after a shock defeat to the world number 1. 176 Jesper de Jong.

The British number two lost 7-5, 6-4, 6-7, 3-6, 6-3 in four hours and 12 minutes – the longest match of his career so far.

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While Draper managed to fight back from two sets down, he lost in the final set and was sent home early from the French Open.

According to the rankings, this is the worst defeat of the 22-year-old’s career to date.

Speaking after the match, Draper made it clear where his game had fallen short, saying: “My serve has been a problem this year.

“I’m trying to change it to make it better, and I’ve been making these changes over the last few weeks. So it’s not comfortable, especially in a Grand Slam playing a fifth set on a second serve.

“The confidence isn’t there at the moment on my serve and that’s an issue I’m going to have to work on with the coaches and see where I can make it more consistent because it’s really letting me down.

“The frustrating thing is that I seem to miss my serves by such a small distance every time and I can’t understand how this is possible.

“This defeat hurts a lot. I played a long match there. I felt good physically. I look at the positive points on that side, but my tennis… I know that I am much better than the The way I played today, and that’s what hurts.

“We have to have a short-term memory in tennis and there will be other opportunities to come. I just hope I can learn from this defeat.”

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