Jack Draper: Young Brit believes he belongs at the top of the game after reaching US Open semi-finals (2024)

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Jack Draper: Young Brit believes he belongs at the top of the game after reaching US Open semi-finals? ›

"But there's no reason why I don't belong at the top of the game with these guys. I proved that to myself on a few occasions this year. My goal now is to try and do it more consistently and put myself in front of these guys on a regular basis at the back end of tournaments. "I think that is something I'm capable of.

The British tennis star lost to Italy's Jannik Sinner in his first grand slam semi-final at the US Open after being sick on court four times. The 22-year-old was the first British man to reach the last four in the US Open since Andy Murray won it in 2012.

Key moments. Jack Draper did not win a set in his semi-final defeat against world No 1 Jannik Sinner, but he did earn plenty of admiration for the way he kept fighting, despite repeatedly vomiting on the court.

Draper, who began playing professional tennis in 2018, is currently ranked as the 25th best singles tennis player in the world, per the Association of Tennis Professionals. He is ranked as number one within the U.K., according to Lawn Tennis Association, which governs the sport of tennis in Great Britain.

Taylor Fritz outlasted Frances Tiafoe in a five-set semifinal. Jannik Sinner beat Jack Draper in a physically demanding duel. The men's singles final is Sunday.

Surrey's Jack Draper said it was the “worst feeling ever” after being sick on court four times as his US Open dream ended in semi-final heartbreak.

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Jack Draper 'anxious' before being sick in US Open

Draper, who attended the Reed's School in Cobham, said: “I'm quite an anxious human being - sometimes I do feel a bit nausea on court and I do feel a little bit sick when it gets tough.”

Draper is a four-time Stanley Cup champion (all with Detroit), a Frank J. Selke Trophy winner and has scored over 100 goals in his NHL career with the Red Wings.

Jannik Sinner wins his second grand slam singles title. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has won his second grand slam singles title, beating American Taylor Fritz to win the US Open 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday.

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His father is Roger Draper, former chief executive of Sport England and the Lawn Tennis Association and his mother is Nicky Draper, a former junior British tennis champion. Draper attended Parkside School in Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham, from age four to eleven, while being coached by Justin Sherring.

The semifinal stage was entirely new for Draper, a 22-year-old lefty from Great Britain who has been threatening to join the ranks of Grand Slam contenders but has struggled with the physicality of playing best-of-five matches — much like Sinner before this year.

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2024 US Open / Location

Italy's Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz of the United States in straight sets in the men's singles final of US Open tennis. Sinner broke serve in the opening game and rarely looked back, taking the match 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows, New York.

Fritz has won eight ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells. His best Grand Slam result is reaching the final at the 2024 US Open, eventually losing to Jannik Sinner. He is the No. 1 American singles player.

Andy Roddick's triumph at Flushing Meadows in 2003 was the last Slam title for a man from the United States. The last before Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, to even contest a final at one of the four biggest tournaments in tennis also was Roddick, who lost to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009.

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Current champions

Novak Djokovic, 2023 men's singles champion. Coco Gauff, 2023 women's singles champion. It was her first major title.