Jack Draper Vomits Seconds After Dramatic Aussie Open Win Over Marcos Giron

Jack Draper pushed himself to the absolute limit in his win over Marcos Giron in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday. 

Draper fell behind early in the match, two sets to one, before rallying to win the fourth set 6–0 and tie the match. He then won the fifth set, 6–2, to win the match and advance to the next round. 

But despite those wide margins of victory in the final two sets, it wasn’t easy for Draper. Immediately after the winning point, Draper hustled to the net to shake Giron’s hand and then scurried off to the bench area to vomit into a trash can. 

Temperatures in Melbourne on Tuesday were warm (topping out in the upper 80s) but not hot enough to trigger the implementation of the tournament’s extreme heat policy.

“It was obviously a physical match. It’s tough conditions. It wasn’t that long for a five-set match,” Draper told reporters. “I’m still a young player, so getting used to the environment around these slams and the tension is difficult.

“I think it was more kind of psychological stress today that was causing my fatigue rather than the physical nature because I felt better in the fifth set than I did the first.”