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Britain’s Jack Draper missed out on the first ATP Tour title of his career as opponent Jiri Lehecka fought back to win 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Adelaide final.<\/b><\/p>\n
Draper, 22, started impressively in a quality contest but paid the price for a dip at the end of the second set.<\/p>\n
Finely balanced at 4-4, Draper lost the next five games as Lehecka levelled the match and moved 3-0 up in the decider.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Czech saved three break points from 40-0 down for 4-1 and then served out to win his maiden ATP title.<\/p>\n
Draper cut a frustrated figure in the deciding set, expressing his annoyance by shouting underneath a towel at one changeover and receiving a warning for hitting the ball out of the court after Lehecka held serve in the fifth game.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Draper will take plenty of positives as he travels to Melbourne for the Australian Open.<\/p>\n
“This is why I train and work hard, hopefully I can play in many more big finals like this,” said the British number four, who will move up to 55th in the world after this performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n