Draper prepared for showdown with Sinner in US Open semis
Jack Draper returns a shot to Alex de Minaur during the quarter-finals of the US Open tennis championships, September 4, 2024, in New York
BRITISH tennis player Jack Draper says he is “not afraid” of the big stage as he targets a place in the US Open final today.
In the first grand slam since Andy Murray ended his stellar career, Draper has announced himself as the new star of British tennis and is taking New York by storm.
He has won his first five matches without dropping a set, including his quarter-final win over 10th seed Alex de Minaur, to become the first British man to reach the semi-final of the US Open since Murray won it in 2012.
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