\n<\/p>\n
British number two Jack Draper was knocked out of the Miami Open in the second round with a 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-0) defeat by Reilly Opelka.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 24-year-old lost two tie-breaks to the big-serving American, who wrapped up the win inside 93 minutes.<\/p>\n
Draper had headed into the tournament after an impressive run to the quarter-finals<\/a> at Indian Wells – featuring a win over Novak Djokovic – following nearly eight months out with an arm injury.<\/p>\n However, he struggled against the powerful 6ft 11in Opelka, ranked 67th in the world, who fired down 25 aces and 47 winners.<\/p>\n Defeat leaves Draper at risk of slipping further down the rankings going into the clay-court season having surrendered his spot as British number one<\/a> to Cameron Norrie this week.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Katie Boulter progressed to the third round at Miami Gardens when Denmark’s Clara Tauson retired during their match through injury.<\/p>\n The British number three let a 5-3 lead slip as Tauson won the first-set tie-break 7-4, before she battled back to take the second set 6-4.<\/p>\n Boulter won the first game of the third set only for Tauson to decide she could not continue.<\/p>\n “It was a complete battle – some ugly tennis and ugly conditions as well, but you have to find a way,” Boulter said.<\/p>\n “Unfortunately she couldn’t finish but it is what it is. It’s never the way you want to win, but happy to be through to the next round.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n