Tennis
Jack Draper hit with warning after destroying racket in ‘meltdown’ at Italian Open
Jack Draper received a code violation warning after obliterating his racket during a “meltdown”. The world No. 5 was firmly in control during his third-round match at the Italian Open and led Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva by a set and a break. But he wasn’t happy when he failed to convert more break points in the second set.
Draper hurled his racket to the ground as fans on the SuperTennis Arena jeered him, and he chucked it again when he returned to his bench for the changeover. It left significant marks in the court, and Sky Sports commentator Annabel Croft said the Brit had started to “have a bit of a meltdown”.
