Competing on a sunbaked Andy Murray<\/a> Arena in west London, Draper recovered from a slow start to turn the tables against the Australian. After levelling the match, the World No. 6 had two match point chances on the Popyrin serve at 15\/40, 4-5. However, he fired a backhand long and then the Aussie blasted a forehand winner to fend off the danger.<\/p>\n With the home crowd roaring on Draper, the 23-year-old rallied from 2\/4 in the tie-break to seal victory after two hours and 16 minutes. The second seed moved to match point with a backhand winner before he sealed victory with one of the 14 aces he hit in the match, according to Infosys ATP Stats.<\/p>\n “It was a tough match. Credit to Alexei, he played some amazing tennis,” Draper said. “My family is here and my friends are here and I love being at home, playing in front of family and friends. It is an emotional moment for me.”<\/p>\n Watch: Draper’s deft drop shot<\/strong><\/p>\n Draper is making his fourth appearance at The Queen\u2019s Club, having reached the quarter-finals in 2021 and 2024. The British No. 1, who has wins against Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> at the ATP 500 event, will meet Brandon Nakashima<\/a> in the last eight. The American defeated British wild card Daniel Evans<\/a> 7-5, 7-6(4) to reach the quarter-finals, where he will try to stop Draper’s bid for a second tour-level title on grass after triumphing in Stuttgart last year.<\/p>\n Popyrin, competing at a career-high No. 21 in the PIF ATP Rankings, also fell in a third-set tie-break last week in \u2018s-Hertogenbosch against Zizou Bergs<\/a>. He now trails Draper 0-2 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n Earlier, Roberto Bautista Agut<\/a> defeated #NextGenATP Czech Jakub Mensik<\/a> 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals at The Queen\u2019s Club for the first time since his previous appearance in west London in 2016.<\/p>\n The Spaniard, who saved a match point in his opening-round win against Nuno Borges<\/a>, has now advanced to 14 tour-level quarter-finals on grass, highlighted by his semi-final showing at Wimbledon<\/a> in 2019 and title in \u2018s-Hertogenbosch.<\/p>\n Highlights: Bautista Agut vs. Mensik<\/strong><\/p>\n The 37-year-old will next play Holger Rune<\/a>, who roared back to beat qualifier Mackenzie McDonald<\/a> 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. The World No. 9 Dane is through to the third grass-court quarter-final of his career after runs to the Queen’s Club semis and Wimbledon<\/a> quarters in 2023. He is also into his third quarter-final overall this season, after reaching the Indian Wells final and winning the Barcelona title.<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750313948_124_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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