Britain's Jack Draper is through to the round of 16 at the Australian Open for the first time in his career after fighting back to beat home favourite Aleksandar Vukic in a five-set marathon. In a match that lasted four hours and went past midnight local time in Melbourne,

Marathon man Jack Draper survived a third consecutive five-set match to set up a fourth-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open. After going the distance against both Mariano Navone and Thanasi Kokkinakis, Draper again came from two sets to one down to see off unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic.

British No. 1 Jack Draper went into the 2025 Australian Open as the 15th seed but was put to the test by home prospect Aleksandar Vukic during a dramatic encounter in Melbourne

Jack Draper won third-straight five set thriller; Jacob Fearnley exited the Australian Open with defeat to Alexander Zverev; Carlos Alcaraz downed Nuno Borges; watch action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Jack Draper said the abuse he received during his thrilling five-set Australian Open comeback over home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis inspired him to raise his level as the British No 1 reached the third round of the grand slam for the first time.

In the Australian Open Round of 32 on Thursday, No. 18-ranked Jack Draper takes on No. 68 Aleksandar Vukic.Draper heads into the Round of 32 after his five-set victory on Wednesday over Thanasi

Croatian umpire Marijana Veljovic was like a schoolteacher with a rowdy class as she repeatedly asked for silence. But after Draper broke the world No.71 to love when he served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth, he cupped his ear to the crowd to crank up the volume even more under the roof.

Jack Draper wins five-set thriller as Jacob Fearnley also through - Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley are through to the third round on a dramatic day at the Australian Open