British pair Jack Draper and Katie Boulter are via to the subsequent rounds of the Japan Open and China Open respectively after wins in opposition to Hubert Hurkacz and Taylor Townsend.
Draper, 22, took 84 minutes to beat second seed Hurkacz 6-4 6-4 in Tokyo, whereas Boulter gained 6-4 6-4 in opposition to Townsend in Beijing in her first match since a disappointing second-round exit on the US Open.
Draper’s victory – his third in opposition to a top-10 opponent in 2024 – units up a quarter-final in opposition to the winner between France’s Ugo Humbert and American Brandon Nakashima.
After changing into the primary British man to achieve the US Open semi-final since Andy Murray in 2012, Draper says he needs to proceed to emulate the Scot.
“I see it as a duty to be the one who’s performing,” stated Englishman Draper, who gained two of seven break-point alternatives within the match.
“Andy has had a whole lot of success over a protracted time period, and my greatest respect for him was that he did that with a whole lot of strain on his shoulders, particularly round Wimbledon time.
“I see it as a duty to realize nice issues for myself and for British tennis.”
Boulter recovered from a gradual begin in Beijing to progress to the second spherical.
The British primary didn’t take three break factors within the opening sport and misplaced her first service sport.
However Boulter recovered to win 6-4 6-4, changing three of 12 break factors alongside the way in which.
She’s going to face the winner between American Coco Gauff and France’s Clara Burel subsequent.