British tennis player Jack Draper will face Italy's Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
U.K. tennis player Jack Draper is seen here competing during the Men's Singles quarter-final match at the U.S. Open on Sept. 4, 2024, in New York City.ack Draper, who hails from Ashtead, a village 18 miles south of London, England, has garnered much attention as he prepares for his semi-final match in the U.S.
“I take every match as it comes and I respect every player no matter what their ranking is,” Draper said in an"Winning Stuttgart was a huge moment for me," said Draper. “It made me a lot more confident in my own skin and really made me believe that by beating the players that I beat, especially to win the tournament, I felt like I belonged a lot more at the really highest level.
It’s not known if Draper has a girlfriend or partner, but we do know about his immediate family. Draper’s father, Roger Draper, is a prominent sports executive who served as the managing director of the Lawn Tennis AssociationMeanwhile, the rising British athlete’s mother, Nicky Draper, was a junior tennis champion herself and currently works as a tennis coach at a school,“He’s done absolutely amazing.
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