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Draper reaches last 32 of Italian Open

Great Britain's Jack Draper booked his place in the last 32 of the Italian Open with a confident straight sets win over Luciano Darderi.

Fifth seed Draper triumphed 6-1 6-4 against Italy's Darderi who was backed by a passionate home support at the Foro Italico in Rome.

Draper, who came into the tournament on the back of reaching the final at the Madrid Open last week, banked the opening set in just 24 minutes.

The 23-year-old broke the serve of Darderi three times as he hit 12 winners in the first set against the world number 46.