Jack Draper is through to the semi-finals of the US Open, with the British No 1 making light work of 10th seed Alex de Minaur in his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final, winning 6-3 7-5 6-2.
Draper bossed the match for the most part against an off-colour De Minaur, but the 22-year-old Brit also seemed to be struggling with an injury at one stage late in the second set.
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Jack Draper seals his win in style in the US Open match against Alex de Minaur.
Draper’s struggles were most evident when letting five chances for a second break of De Minaur pass him by before being broken back in the next game to see the set go back on serve at 4-4.
But Draper didn’t wobble and would eventually get the all-important break at 6-5 before serving out for a two-set lead.
The British hopeful was then dominant in the third set as wrapped up a straight-sets win to ensure he’s still yet to drop a set the entire tournament.
Draper will face the winner of the match between world No 1 Jannik Sinner and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in the final four, with the pair playing their quarter-final on Wednesday night (early hours of Thursday morning in the UK).
What’s coming up on Sky Sports Tennis in September?
- Jasmin Open, Tunisia – WTA 250 (9-15 September)
- Guadalajara Open, Mexico – WTA 500 (9-15 September)
- Korea Open – WTA 500 (16 -22 September – with Emma Raducanu in action)
- Thailand Open – WTA 250 (16 -22 September)
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