. . . but it’s good news for Jack Draper who would have faced Alcaraz next

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The Andy Murray era is over. Is it Jack Draper’s time to shine?Admittedly, a second-round win over world No64 Facundo Diaz Acosta is no more than we would have expected from Draper, who is the 25th seed here.But the manner of Draper’s 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory – which occupied an efficient two hours and five minutes – was refreshingly businesslike, especially after his fellow British No1 Katie Boulter had fluffed her lines in what, on paper, had looked like an eminently winnable match.Dressed in Nike’s fuschia kit, Draper is flowering in the absence of Murray, having spoken before the tournament about the responsibility he feels to be the British standard-bearer.
His level here was brisk and solid, featuring plenty of incisive forehands and the sort of predatory movement that we remember from Kyle Edmund before Edmund’s knee sadly developed into a source of chronic pain.
“I didn’t know what to expect today because the other day I didn’t get enough time on the court,” said Draper, whose first-round opponent Zhang Zhizhen retired with a knee injury before their match had concluded.
“I felt like my tennis was in a good place, I felt like I was a bit flat at the start. As tennis players, we don’t always wake up feeling amazing. But my serve got me out of trouble a lot.
“This is the grand slam where I’ve had my best results. If I keep on improving, there’s no reason why I can’t do really well here.”This win continued his strong form in New York, where he has now reached the third round in all three appearances at the US Open. It is comfortably his best record at any of the four grand-slam events.
Draper’s reward is a a third-round tie against unheralded Botic van der Zandschulp, who beat the reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in a huge shock on Thursday.
Finished in style 🤩Jack Draper eases into the third round of the US Open after a straight sets win against Facundo Diaz Acosta 👏 pic.twitter.com/Mea5lTUPDD
Nerves or a lack of focus? Either way, Draper slips to 0-30 after a double fault. Acosta slices a backhand into the net to let Draper back into the game. Draper clinical at the net again, 30-30.
Big forehand by Draper is too hot for Acosta, match point. Draper ace. GAME SET MATCH DRAPER.
Classy display by the British No 1!
Draper wants to get off the court as soon as he can here and Acosta is helping him, falling 0-40 down. The Argentine saves the first break point and the second when Draper goes long with a forehand. Acosta forehand winner, deuce. Nice recovery.
Forehand error by Acosta gives Draper another chance to break. But he doesn’t escape this time, netting a forehand and Draper breaks to serve for the match.
Draper racks up another routine service hold to continue his procession into the third round. If he serves like this in the next round, his opponent will have a very tough match.
Acosta hasn’t stopped working hard in this match. He’s just been outclassed. He holds to 15 with an ace after Draper checks out of the game.
Ruthlessly efficient display from Draper. Largely been unbothered on serve and he rolls through another game with ease.
Sending a real statement to Carlos Alcaraz, who could be his next opponent.
Draper makes his move on the Acosta serve again, moving to 15-40 and two break points. Acosta goes on the attack, Draper is forced to defend and slides into a backhand pass that is too hot for Acosta at the net.
Draper breaks.
Whenever Draper has been under threat in his service games he has managed to find a first serve to bail him out of trouble. Back-to-back unreturned first serves and Draper holds.
Must win set for Acosta if he has any aspirations of winning this match and he starts it well with a hold to 15.
Serving for a two sets to love lead, Draper moves to 30-0 when Acosta hits a forehand long. He gets three more set points with a forehand winner and gets the job done with a lovely cross court backhand pass.
Very impressive stuff from the British No 1.
No let up from Draper here as he forces Acosta to deuce after the Argentine was 40-15 up. And he earns a set point after a series of forehands wears Acosta down and draws the error.
Draper goes for it on his backhand but the ball sails way long. Acosta strikes a backhand long and gives Draper a set point. Timely first serve by Acosta to keep himself in the game.
Draper backhand into the tramlines and Acosta finally gets another game on the board.
When Draper gets on a roll, he is very hard to stop. He’s won four games in a row but a backhand into the tramlines gives  Acosta a chance to retrieve one of the breaks.
That threat is snuffed out by a 126mph first serve that is unreturned. And he comes through that test to move within a game of the set.
Loose errors by Acosta put him 0-30. Acosta forehand into the net, three break points for Draper.
Acosta double fault. Shocking service game but Draper won’t care, he has the double break.
Commanding service hold to love for Draper and for the first time Acosta’s body language is low as the scale of the task for him grows ever bigger.
Good hustle by Draper, forcing Acosta to hit another ball and the Argentine completely misjudges a volley to give Draper a break point at 30-40.
Big ball striking by Draper and Acosta nets a backhand. Draper raised his level and got the rewards.
Draper is taken to 40-30 after a couple of unforced errors but he comes through another service game and is yet to be broken so far today.
Acosta needs to regroup here. He didn’t play badly in the first set and will still think he can cause Draper problems. He holds to love comfortably and marches to the other side of the net to return Draper’s serve.
Acosta keeps his nerve and goes toe-to-toe with Draper before the Briton goes for too much on his forehand, 0-15. Another wayward forehand by Draper makes it 0-30. Patience is required by the Briton here.
Draper double fault, his second of the match, gives Acosta two break points. Draper saves the first. And the second with an overhead smash winner. Deuce.
Rare serve and volley from Draper but it works and gives him a set point. Unreturned first serve by Draper and he claims the set. Good recovery from 15-40.
Draper is opting to stand at least two metres behind the baseline when returning Acosta’s first serve. He steps in on the second serve but the Argentine holds serve here to make Draper win the set on his own.
Lovely swinging wide serve by Draper gives him his first ace of the match, 30-0. It is quickly followed by another and then a double fault. A strange sequence of points there.
Deft forehand volley by Draper is met by Acosta but he can’t control his attempted lob. Draper is 7/9 at the net so far.
The milder conditions in New York today should help Draper, who has had his struggles playing in high temperatures.
Acosta holds to 15 here to keep himself in the set.
Too many first serves missed by Draper, opens the door for Acosta, who earns a break point chance at 30-40.
Relief for Draper as Acosta puts a forehand long, deuce. Draper rediscovers his first serve and that enables him to survive that scare and hold.
Important for Acosta to get this game and halt Draper’s momentum but he looks a bit underpowered compared to the Briton.
Draper has to stay patient and chances will open up for him like when Acosta double faults to make it deuce.
But credit to the Argentine, he holds his nerve and gets back on track by holding serve.
Very secure under the high ball by Draper as he crunches the ball beyond Acosta’s reach, 30-15. Back-to-back unreturned first serves and Draper consolidates the break.
Nice hands at the net from Draper and he finishes with a delicate backhand volley winner, 15-15. He should attack the net far more often with the weight of shot that he possesses.
Another long rally between the two players but this time Acosta blinks first with a backhand into the net, 30-40.
Scorching cross court forehand pass by Draper to break. Wow. That had some serious pace on it and Acosta had no chance.
“There was heat on that forehand” 🔥Jack Draper breaks early against Facundo Diaz Acosta 👀 pic.twitter.com/d2ORPj4MjO
First service game for Draper and he is bringing the heat early. Consistently in the 120mph range and when he does that regularly it opens the point up for him.
Another big serve followed by an overhead gives him the game.
A rare battle of two lefties here. That slight advantage Draper usually has is negated here. 
23 shot rally in just the third point of the match. Draper tries to break down Acosta’s defences with his forehand but blinks first as he overhits, 30-15.
Another forehand by Draper travels long and Acosta gets on the scoreboard.
After disappointment for Katie Boulter, next up is Draper on Court 5.
Draper should be looking to come through this quite comfortably.
Hello and welcome to coverage from the US Open as Jack Draper bids to reach the third round.
The Britsh No 1 had a difficult preparation amid a cheating row from the Cincinnati Open but he proved too much for China’s Zhang Zhizhen in the opening round, winning 6-3, 6-0, 4-0 before his opponent retired injured.
‌“It was a bit of a storm last week,” said Draper. “I played three tough matches there [at Cincinnati] and then obviously in the match against Holger [Rune, which came the day after the incident], I wasn’t all there. I was not only physically tired, but a bit mentally sort of bamboozled by the night before.
‌“It definitely took a few days to sort of physically recover from that weekend, mentally and emotionally. In the last couple of days, I feel like I’ve sort of freshened up and my mindset in competing here. I think today, I know he [Zhang] got injured and stuff, but I was ready to play my best tennis out there. I felt really, really good about myself.”
Draper added: “When you’re getting comments about cheating, lying and all those sorts of things it’s difficult, and it plays on your mind.
‌“It was a good experience to sort of have those emotions and have those feelings, and have to almost sort of block it out and focus on what’s important. Definitely the last couple of days, just getting rid of that, those feelings and sort of moving on.”
Today, Draper faces Argentine Facundo Diaz Acosta with the possibility of a showdown with Carlos Alcaraz in the next round.