Britain's Jack Draper reaches first major semifinal at US Open - ESPN

NEW YORK — Jack Draper powered into his first Grand Slam semifinal, beating Alex De Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday to become the first man since 2020 to reach the final four at the US Open without dropping a set.

The No. 25 seed from Britain relied on his serve that reached 128 mph to set up some of his 40 winners in the match, and he broke the 10th-seeded De Minaur's serve six times.

«It's amazing. To be out here, my first match on the biggest court in the world, honestly, it's a dream come true for me,» the 22-year-old Draper said.

Draper is the first British man to reach the US Open semifinals since Andy Murray won the title in 2012.

Draper said he hasn't spoken to Murray recently — «I think he's enjoying his retirement» — but noted the former world No. 1 is «always there for me if I need him.»

«At the same time… I feel pretty relaxed,» Draper said. «I feel pretty good, and I'm just taking it one day at a time, and looking to keep on going forward.»

He will face either top-seeded Jannik Sinner or No. 5 Daniil Medvedev in Friday's semifinals.

«I'm a big sports fan, a big tennis fan, so I'll definitely be watching the match tonight if it doesn't go too late,» Draper said.

Medvedev was the last man to reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows without dropping a set, the year before he won the 2021 title. The last man to win the title without dropping a set was Neale Fraser in 1960.

Draper's win over De Minaur, who was hampered by a hip injury, is his second straight over an ATP top-10 player after taking out No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz at Queen's Club in June. Before that, Draper had a 2-11 record against the ATP's top 10.

De Minaur, forced to pull out of his quarterfinal match at Wimbledon because of the hip injury, said he