The young Brit Jack Draper also wins against Alex de Minaur without losing a set. Now the biggest match of his career awaits.
The young Brit Jack Draper (22) continues his remarkable journey at the US Open and is now facing the biggest match of his career. On Wednesday, the number 25 seed also won the quarterfinals against the Australian Alex de Minaur (No. 10) with a clear 6:3, 7:5, 6:2.
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First Grand Slam semi-final
This is the first time that Draper has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament, where he will face world number one Jannik Sinner from Italy or Russian Daniil Medvedev (No. 5). He will “definitely watch” this last quarterfinal, which will take place on Thursday night German time, “if it’s not too late. I’m a big tennis fan,” said Draper.
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Impressive performance at Arthur Ashe Stadium
He described his own performance against de Minaur as “solid”, but the setting in Arthur Ashe Stadium impressed him: “That was my first match on the biggest court in the world, that means everything to me.” Draper can go into his next duel with confidence, he has not lost a set in the tournament so far, and he also impressed against de Minaur.
Historic success for Great Britain
He is also the first Briton since Andy Murray in 2012 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. For Draper, 2024 is already a success. In June, he celebrated his first tournament victory on the ATP Tour on the Stuttgart grass, and the hard court in New York is now apparently a good place for the next steps.
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Flushing Meadows as a lucky charm
In 2022 he was already in the third round here, and last year Draper made it to the round of 16. Flushing Meadows suits the Briton, and he has not made it past the second round in any of the three other Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis year. The other semifinal in New York is an American duel: Frances Tiafoe challenges Alexander Zverev’s conqueror Taylor Fritz.
