Draper has developed into a top player with ambitions of challenging for the biggest titles over the past 12 months.
Possessing tools which are effective across all surfaces has seen Draper turn into a French Open contender.
Reaching the Madrid Open final was an early sign of improvement and his performances in Paris have backed that up.
Patience was needed in victories over Italy’s Mattia Bellucci and French veteran Gael Monfils. It was similar against Fonseca – by biding his time in the rallies and picking attacking shots at the right time, Draper quickly gained control.
In increasingly faster conditions, the speed and trajectory of Draper’s forehand was particularly difficult for Fonseca to handle as the Briton quickly went a double break up.
A double fault for 30-30 in the eighth game offered Fonseca faint hope, before Draper rediscovered his first serve and returned well to take the opening set in 29 minutes.
Momentum – and crowd support – started to build for Fonseca in a tighter second set, but Draper quickly extinguished hope with solid service games.
He broke for a 4-3 lead which – after saving two break points in the 10th game – was enough for a two-set lead.
Draper continued to play smartly at the start of the third set, mixing depth of return with deft drop-shots on his way to wrapping up victory.