British males’s primary Jack Draper light within the sweltering Paris warmth because the nation’s curiosity within the Olympics singles ended within the second spherical.
Draper, 22, misplaced 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 2-6 to American seventh seed Taylor Fritz on the Roland Garros clay.
“It was brutal on the market,” Draper mentioned.
After a robust and aggressive begin which led to the primary set, Draper was unable to take any of six break factors within the third sport of the second set.
Fritz, 26, hanging on proved to be pivotal.
The vitality gave the impression to be sapped out of Draper, who has struggled within the early a part of his profession with health issues, by a prolonged rally within the fourth sport.
The world quantity 27 was damaged within the sixth sport and, from that time, the match rapidly slipped away from him.
Persevering with to wilt in temperatures of over 30C, Draper misplaced vary together with his groundstrokes and energy in his serves as Fritz received 10 of the following 13 video games to achieve the final 16.
“It’s the hottest situations since I have been out in America in the beginning of the 12 months, so I am not used to it,” added Draper.
“My physicality nonetheless has to get higher however I gave my all.”