Britain's Draper reaches Stuttgart Open final

Jack Draper lost his previous match with Brandon Nakashima in the 2022 Next Gen Finals

Britain's Jack Draper is into the third ATP final of his career - and the first on grass - after breezing past unseeded American Brandon Nakashima at the Stuttgart Open.

The 22-year-old sixth seed, who beat defending champion Frances Tiafoe, of the USA, in the quarter-finals, hit 13 aces and 35 winners in a 6-3 6-3 victory.

Draper will meet former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in Sunday's final.

The 28-year-old Italian took just 65 minutes to secure a 6-4 6-0 victory over compatriot Lorenzo Musetti, the fifth seed, in Saturday's second semi-final.

On facing Draper for the first time, Berrettini said: "We never even practised together so I hope my coach has studied him well. He has been serving brilliantly so it is going to be a match of serving tomorrow.

"Good luck to Jack but I will try to beat him."

Draper will move up to 32nd in the world no matter what happens in Sunday's final and into a potential seeded position for Wimbledon, which starts on 1 July.

He will also be confirmed as the British number one on Monday, moving above Cameron Norrie, and is now one match away from a first singles title on the elite men's tour.

But unseeded Berrettini will pose a significant obstacle. The 2021 Wimbledon runner-up is back in form and playing well after slipping down the rankings to 95 in the world following a series of injuries.

He is a two-time former winner in Stuttgart and has claimed four of his eight career titles on grass.