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Jack Draper has reached the US Open for the second successive year| Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 September |
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Katie Boulter and Jack Draper reached the US Open third round as they began another action-packed day for the British contingent with superb wins.
Boulter, who is Britain's top women's player, maintained confidence and composure to fight back against China's Wang Yafan in a 5-7 6-1 6-4 win.
Draper put his injury problems behind him with a statement 6-2 6-4 7-5 win over Polish 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
Andy Murray, Jodie Burrage, Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie also play.
Murray, 36, plays long-time rival Grigor Dimitrov in the first match of the day on Arthur Ashe Stadium, while 24-year-old Burrage takes on Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Later in the second round on Thursday, British men's number one Norrie faces Taiwanese qualifier Hsu Yu-hsiou and Evans meets Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.
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