Britain's Draper sees off De Minaur to reach maiden major semi-final

NEW YORK : Britain's Jack Draper beat 10th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday in their U.S. Open quarter-final to reach his first Grand Slam semi.

Draper, the 25th seed, becomes the first British man to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open since Andy Murray in 2012, as well as the first Briton to make it to the last four of a Grand Slam since Cameron Norrie at Wimbledon in 2022.

Having beaten unseeded opponents in his four previous matches at Flushing Meadows without dropping a set, Draper faced his biggest test against the Australian, who won their previous three meetings.

However, the 22-year-old had little trouble against De Minaur, who appeared to be hampered by a hip injury, as he cruised to victory in just over two hours to set up a semi-final meeting against either Jannik Sinner or Daniil Medvedev.