JACK DRAPER was BOOED as he walked out for his second-round clash at the Australian Open.
The Brit is taking on Aussie ace Thanasi Kokkinakis at the John Cain Arena.
Draper, 23, was not given a warm welcome by the home crowd as he entered the court.
The British No.1 was met with a chorus of jeers as he made his way to his seat.
Kokkinakis, 28, however, was given a heroes reception by the crowd, who were clearly supporting him for the Australian Open.
Eurosport commentator Mikey Perera believed that Draper would not have minded the frosty reception.
He said: “Here we go then, a few boos for Jack Draper.
“I don’t think he’ll mind that.
“He’s the sort of character that will say: ‘Okay then, bring it on’.”
Before the clash, Draper admitted that he was expecting to be met with a hostile crowd.
However, he insisted that he would use it as extra motivation.
He said: “That’s definitely going to bring the best out of me.
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“I remember what it was like playing Futures with no one watching. That’s what I play for, to play in front of a lot of people and entertain.
“I know Thanasi is going to give it his all here in Melbourne.
“He always brings out great tennis so it’s going to be a really tough match.
“We always have a battle so I’m fully prepared and ready for that.
“I’m going to have to improve my performance and I think that’s a great chance to do it.”
Draper went into the clash as the favourite having won his previous three matches against Kokkinakis.
The Aussie insisted that he was expecting a hard match.
He said: “He’s obviously a great player who had a very good year last year
“We’ve had three matches and he’s won two. I’ve won one, all extremely tight matches.
“The first one I lost in the Davis Cup, serving for the match, the next one I got him and the last one was 7-5 in the third.
“It’s going to be a battle, for sure. Hopefully the body pulls up all right and I can give it my best.”