Britain's fifth seed Jack Draper fought off inspired home favourite Gael Monfils to claim a 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5 victory and reach the third round of the French Open on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday.

Gael Monfils crashed out of his home Grand Slam tournament on Thursday night in a thrilling four-set defeat to Britain’s Jack Draper, freeing him up to watch his beloved PSG in the Champions League final on Saturday night. But the former world No. 6’s plans to jet to Munich could be foiled after a request from his wife.

Draper appreciated the battle he shared with the 38-year-old French showman as he reached the third round of Roland Garros for the first time