MELBOURNE — Jack Draper is getting used to the Aussie boo boys after he drew another volley of jeers during his third-round Australian Open clash with Aleksandar Vukic.
The British No 1 smashed his racket on the surface of Margaret Court Arena after failing to break Aleksandar Vukic’s serve in the third set, just one point before the Australian sealed the third set.
Draper was booed to his bench, and even more when he sarcastically applauded them and gave them a thumbs up, before taking a toilet break to cool off.
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Read MoreBut he did manage to win them over eventually, particularly when trying (and failing) to take a difficult high catch after skying a return straight up in the air.
The racket smash has become a bit of a signature move for Draper in recent months.
He had a reputation for doing it in juniors, but seemed to have kicked the habit in the senior ranks – until the Davis Cup in September last year.
After losing the opening set to Felix Auger-Aliassime during Great Britain’s clash with Canada, Draper smashed his frame on the floor – and then did so again a few months later during defeat to another Australian, Alex de Minaur, at the Paris Masters.
But this was a particularly charged racket smash, with a Melbourne Friday night crowd looking for anything to latch on to: it was already 9pm by the time Draper and Vukic began their match.
Draper smashed his racket on the court before heading to his bench to finish the job (Photo: AFP)It had been pretty good-natured up to that point, with Vukic breaking early but Draper pegging him back and claiming the first set before the match was levelled.
But the Brit’s outburst at the end of the third set that ignited the atmosphere, which was electric by the time the pair reached a fourth-set tie-break.
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