This time, it felt like a little bit more than “a bit of an exhibition” for Jack Draper.

Draper described the first two rounds of the revamped mixed doubles tournament at the U.S. Open in that manner — earning a playful ribbing from partner Jessica Pegula — On Tuesday night, but felt there was a different feel the second night after getting knocked out in the semifinals.

Pegula and Draper fell to Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud at Arthur Ashe Stadium after letting an 8-4 lead in the 10-point, third-set tiebreak slip away.

Swiatek and Ruud fell to Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in the final.

As for Draper, he came away with a bit of a different feeling after the match.

“I think yesterday there were times where it felt a little bit more that way [like an exhibition] from our opponents, li

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