Jack Draper made his winning US Open debut against Emil Ruusuvuori to set up a second-round showdown with sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.

While all eyes were on Serena Williams on Arthur Ashe, Draper relentlessly continued his business on Court Nine, earning a 6-4 6-3 6-3 win over Finn Ruusuvuori.

Although this was Draper’s first senior game at Flushing Meadows, his meteoric rise this season was such that he was already considered someone to avoid in the draw.

The same can be said for Ruusuvuori, who is four places above Draper in 49th place, and beat the 20-year-old Londoner at Queen’s this summer.

But here, Draper showed the pace of his improvement by seizing the opportunities presented to him.

He converted all five break points he created and only missed serve once to score an intriguing second round game against Canadian Auger-Aliassime.

Draper said: “It’s my third Grand Slam, second on merit. I’d say it’s a really big win for me. He got me at Queen’s, he played an amazing game there, so he there were definitely doubts in my mind before the game.

“But I was proud of the way I handled my first time here, I thought I had a good start. I think I can still improve in tennis, but mentally and physically it was a good performance .

Jack Draper made his winning US Open debut against Emil Ruusuvuori to set up a second-round showdown with sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.

While all eyes were on Serena Williams on Arthur Ashe, Draper relentlessly continued his business on Court Nine, earning a 6-4 6-3 6-3 win over Finn Ruusuvuori.

Although this was Draper’s first senior game at Flushing Meadows, his meteoric rise this season was such that he was already considered someone to avoid in the draw.

The same can be said for Ruusuvuori, who is four places above Draper in 49th place, and beat the 20-year-old Londoner at Queen’s this summer.

But here, Draper showed the pace of his improvement by seizing the opportunities presented to him.

He converted all five break points he created and only missed serve once to score an intriguing second round game against Canadian Auger-Aliassime.

Draper said: “It’s my third Grand Slam, second on merit. I’d say it’s a really big win for me. He got me at Queen’s, he played an amazing game there, so he there were definitely doubts in my mind before the game.

“But I was proud of the way I handled my first time here, I thought I had a good start. I think I can still improve in tennis, but mentally and physically it was a good performance .