While Draper’s friend Jacob Fearnley had feared showing any emotion when he took on Nick Kyrgios in the opening round, the British number one was happy to provoke the fans at key moments by cupping his hand to his ear or pumping his fist in their direction.

Jack Draper dug deep in order to take down home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis earlier on Wednesday afternoon sealing a 6-7(3-7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over the Aussie ace at the Australian Open.

Jack Draper staged stunning comeback to defeat home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open, while Jacob Fearnley set up a meeting with Alexander Zverev; watch all the action from ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Jack Draper conjured the spirit of Andy Murray to claw his way back from the brink of defeat against home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Thanasi Kokkinakis (No. 71) will face Jack Draper (No. 18) in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Tuesday, January 14.In Draper’s most recent action, he lost to Ugo Humbert 5-7, 1-2 in

With a hostile Australian Open crowd getting behind Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jack Draper had to keep his cool - so he channelled the spirit of Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou.

Jack Draper was loudly jeered by home fans at the Australian Open as he walked onto the court for his second-round match against Thanasi Kokkinakis. Britain's top-ranked player was up against the crowd from the very start, with the vast majority of fans backing his Aussie opponent.

Former junior rivals Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley fought their way into the third round of the Australian Open despite being on the wrong end of two of the rowdiest crowds you will find on the professional tour.

Jack Draper has admitted he thrived as public enemy No 1 inside the John Cain Arena during his epic Australian Open win over Thanasi Kokkinakis. The Aussie star had the home crowd on his side from the moment the players walked out onto court with Draper facing a patter of boos early on.