Jack Draper battled a raucous home crowd to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis and reach the Australian Open third round.

It was another gruelling contest long into the Melbourne night as Draper won 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3 after four hours and 35 minutes on court as tempers frayed, evoking Andy Murray’s marathon win over the same opponent two years ago.

Murray in 2023 famously recovered from two sets and a break down against Kokkinakis to win a second-round match that finished at 4.05am.

British no1 Draper, who was booed when he came onto the court, broke Kokkinakis when the home favourite was serving for the match, briefly silencing the Australian crowd who were against him all evening, and didn’t look back.

Time and again Draper was seen holding his hand to his ear to almost goad the home fans, but his celebrations at the end were more muted.

He told Eurosport: “This is what I play for since I was a young guy, I wanted to play in front of big crowds and whether you guys are with me or against me it was a tough atmosphere to deal with.

“You guys were obviously all with Thanasi but I had a little fun as well. It was so good to be out here and really happy with the amount of support we get here at these big tournaments, it’s unbelievable.”

Earlier, Jacob Fearnley broke more new ground in Melbourne to set up a third-round clash with No2 seed Alexander Zverev.

The 23-year-old's professional tennis education has been going at warp speed and he followed up his upset of Nick Kyrgios in round one by defeating France's Arthur Cazaux 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3.

It is the first time the Scot, who only left college in the United States last spring, has made the last 32 at a grand slam.

The contest got off to a false start as rain swirled around Melbourne Park, Cazaux winning two games amid several delays before the players were forced off.

When they returned, Fearnley quickly found himself 5-1 down but he retrieved one of the breaks to get himself into the match and from there the momentum swung.

He began to overpower the slight Cazaux, using his forehand to great effect, and, once he had broken serve to take the second set, Fearnley kept control of the contest to become the first British player through to round three.

Additional reporting by Press Association.