Jack Draper v Alexander Bublik LIVE: British No 1 stunned at French Open after Djokovic beats Norrie

Before this match, Alexander Bublik admitted that he was intimidated by the mesmeric rise of Jack Draper – and didn’t exactly know how he was going to overcome the Brit.

Well, know he does know. Here’s what he had to say:

Emotional scenes as Alexander Bublik is in tears, overcome with the fact he’s just reached his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final.

“Sometimes in life there is only one chance and I had a feeling this was mine,” Bublik said.

“Standing here is the best moment of my life, period.

“I’m standing here like I’ve won the thing. I can’t cry here, let me be in peace! I still have a match to go, I’m a professional tennis player, I’ve got to get ready.”

Bublik gets to match point once again. AND THIS TIME, HE GETS IT DONE!

Jack Draper gave it his all – but he is out of the French Open.

Bublik gets a stroke of luck to go within a point of the quarters, hitting the top of the net with a drop shot that allows the ball to creep back in play.

The Kazakh then goes for another drop for the match – but for once, Draper gets there and beats him!

Bublik is looking nervy now – two double faults give Draper two more break points, but he is able to salvage both opportunities back to deuce.

On the baseline, Draper gives Bublik a taste of his own medicine as he floats a drop shot over the net. But Bublik is too good once again, keeping Draper running and blasting a forehand to force deuce once more.

Bublik, serving for a piece of Kazakh history.

He kicks things off with an ace, but it’s Draper who lifts the crowd as he produces an UNBELIEVABLE shot. The shot looks long gone as Draper chases it towards the backboard, but the British No 1 is able to flick the risk and fire it back just over the net!

Bublik then goes long before Draper calls a correct wide to give the Brit two break points. A huge lifeline in the French Open.

But it’s two missed opportunities as a wild forehand catches the top of his racket and flies into the crowd!

Draper needs to hold to stay in the French Open – and he does, relatively comfortably.

It’s now up to Bublik to keep his nerve.

Same again from Bublik. Draper is staying in that same position, deep behind the baseline, and is getting caught out with the drop shot.

After falling 30-0 down, Draper is able to level the score after a moment of hesitation from Bublik – maybe the gravity of what he is close to achieving had finally dawned on him.

But he quickly composes himself, smashing an ace before securing the game.

Bublik is on the verge of doing something he said he “didn’t know” how to do: beat Jack Draper.

Must-win service game for Draper.

After losing the first point, he gets a reprieve as a shot that Bublik perceived was long is adjudged as in by the umpire.

Bublik nets to give Draper a 40-15 advantage, and despite falling victim of another drop shot, the British No 1 is able to see out the game.