Jack Draper and Dan Evans have been knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters to end British interest

British interest at the Monte Carlo Masters is over after Jack Draper and Dan Evans were beaten in the second round. British No. 4 Draper went out after an exciting clash with 10th seed Hubert Hurkacz, who came through 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5, while British No.

2 Evans lost 6-2 2-6 3-6 against Ilya Ivashka. Ad Andy Murray and British No. 1 Cameron Norrie both lost in the first round.

ATP Monte CarloHighlights: Djokovic beats Gakhov in straight sets for victory at Monte Carlo28 MINUTES AGO Hurkacz seized the advantage early on against Draper in the first set after he followed a dominant opening service game by breaking to love, before following that up with a successive break of serve as he hurried into a 5-0 lead. Draper, playing only his second ATP tournament on clay, found his way into the match with two service holds, as well as a break. However, the damage had already been done earlier in the set, and Hurkacz took the opener 6-3.

There was concern the second set would play out in the same way as Hurkacz forced a break point in the opening service game, but Draper saved it before getting a break of his own. At 3-1 ahead, Draper missed four break points on the Hurkacz serve, before losing his own serve the very next game. Both players tightened up on serve with the second set going to a tie-break.

Draper was broken on the first point of the breaker, but fought back with two of his own and when he unlocked a set point, the 21-year-old unleashed a vicious backhand down the line to take the match to a deciding set. As the third set progressed with solid service games from both, Draper was the first to flinch as Hurkacz made the break to move 4-2 ahead. A visibly frustrated Draper struggled to regain composure and slammed his