Jack Draper admits what seriously confused him in his match against Corentin Moutet at the Italian Open, ‘I was a bit bamboozled’

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Jack Draper came from behind to reach the Italian Open quarter-finals.

The British number one continued his fine season by booking his spot in the last eight in Rome for the first time.

One of the hallmarks of the 23-year-old’s season is his ability to dig deep and overturn a one-set deficit to win.

Jack Draper is having the best clay court season of his career and he plans to have even more success on the dirt this year.

What did Jack Draper find confusing about his Italian Open fourth round win?

Draper took on Corentin Moutet for a spot in the Italian Open quarter-finals.

The Frenchman stormed through the first set as he used his variety and defensive skills to draw errors from Draper’s racket.

The World number five dug deep to take the match and took advantage of Moutet’s issues with cramp to seal a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory.

Post-match Draper explained how he struggled to adapt to Moutet’s unique style of play. Proud of my efforts today, I was a bit bamboozled at the start,” Draper told Sky Sports Tennis.

“I have not played someone like that, well ever I don’t think. I felt like I was on a string. I did not know what I was doing.

“I came out in the second set and just fought for every point and found a way to pick up my level and it was a good one in the end to come through.”

Jack Draper makes British tennis history at the Italian Open

Draper claimed an impressive win to reach the Italian Open quarter-finals for the first time.

The 23-year-old will now play Carlos Alcaraz next, after he came through an epic three-set battle against Karen khachanov.

With Draper’s latest win, he is the youngest British player in the Open Era to reach this stage of the event at the Foro Italico, and he is hungry for more.

“I think after the first set, I came out and felt good and just completely lost my way,” he added. “I had a word with myself after the first set, I needed to knuckle down and focus.

“I knew that his level probably wasn’t going to drop because he was being so clean off the serve with the next shot and I knew I had to stay there every point and give myself the best opportunity to compete for every point to win a match.

“I was all over the court. At one point I was looking at the slides I was doing and I was covering the whole court, with drop shots, I did not know what was going on.

“My brain, I got like dizziness from it. But credit to him. He played a great match. To come through that one was amazing.”