Jack Draper defeats Alex de Minaur, reaches semi-finals at US Open | ATP Tour

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Draper eases past De Minaur, reaches maiden major SF at US Open

Briton will play top seed Sinner or fifth seed Medvedev next

September 04, 2024

Just weeks after Andy Murray hung up his racquet, Jack Draper continues to remind British tennis fans that the future is bright at the US Open.

The 22-year-old lefty breezed past 10th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday evening to reach his maiden Grand Slam semi-final in New York. Draper produced a display full of booming serves and heavy, spinning groundstrokes to earn a two-hour, seven-minute victory and book a last-four meeting with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner or fifth seed Daniil Medvedev.

Yet to drop a set. ❄️@jackdraper0 downs de Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2 to advance into the #USOpen semi-finals!@usopen pic.twitter.com/02J7v9bMKG

— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 4, 2024

Draper, who has not dropped a set across his five matches so far in New York, converted six of 20 break points he earned against De Minaur inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. He is just the fourth Briton to reach a men’s singles semi-final at the US Open in the Open Era, after Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman and Murray.

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