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Jack Draper comes from behind to defeat Mattia Bellucci in French Open first round

Draper fought back after losing the first set
Draper fought back after losing the first setADAM PRETTY / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP
British fifth seed Jack Draper came from a set down to reach the second round of the French Open for the first time on Tuesday.

Draper won through 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 against Italy's 68th-ranked Mattia Bellucci in two hours 25 minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

The 23-year-old advances to the second round on the clay courts of Roland Garros for the first time on his third appearance.

Draper, a semi-finalist at the US Open last year, will next play either France's Gael Monfils or Hugo Dellien of Bolivia for a place in the third round.

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