Summary

  • Jack Draper clinches place in maiden Grand Slam semi-final with brilliant display

  • Briton beats 10th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2 in US Open quarter-finals

  • Big-serving Draper, 22, reaches last four without dropping a set in five matches

  • He will face world number one Jannik Sinner or 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev on Friday - they play in second match of Wednesday's night session

  1. 'Draper doesn't give anything away emotionally'published at 20:10 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 3-2 De Minaur

    Annabel Croft
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

    Jack DraperImage source, Getty Images

    Jack Draper has become somebody who is not giving away anything emotionally.

    He is so calm, he doesn't celebrate points too much, he just goes about his business in a very calm, composed manner.

  2. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 3-2 De Minaur

    Alex de Minaur shows little sign of injury here as he races to pick up a Jack Draper drop shot.

    He chases down a backhand a few points later too.

    Deuce on Draper's serve...

  3. De Minaur holds servepublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 3-2 De Minaur

    Alex de MinaurImage source, Getty Images

    Jack Draper will desperately hope he doesn't come to regret that miss as Alex de Minaur finds two big serves to hold.

    The Aussie is shaking a fist to his box as he sits down. He'll keep fighting.

  4. De Minaur saves break pointpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 3-1 De Minaur*

    Jack Draper hits a return to a 76mph second serve long.

    He gave that one back.

  5. Break point for Draperpublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 3-1 De Minaur*

    Superb from Draper.

    He repels all De Minaur can throw before turning the tables.

    Here's another break point for the Briton...

  6. De Minaur under pressure againpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 3-1 De Minaur*

    Alex de Minaur is bobbing up and down trying to stay loose and send signals to his opponent but yet again he's at 30-30 on his serve.

  7. Draper confidently increases leadpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 3-1 De Minaur*

    Jack DraperImage source, Getty Images

    Jack Draper has had plenty of injury problems in his career. He must be pleading for his body to hold up now. He's a set and a break to the good as he bids for a first Grand Slam semi-final.

    The good news is Draper looks absolutely fine in this service game - a hold to love.

  8. Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 2-1 De Minaur

    Jack Draper is getting a lot of tape applied to his upper right leg.

    They have just shown Alex de Minaur wincing on the big screen while Draper gets his treatment. The Briton will certainly know about it.

  9. Draper breaks but now receiving treatmentpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 2-1 De Minaur

    Jack Draper gets his break and on comes the physio...

    But he runs straight past the Australian and comes over to treat Jack Draper!

  10. 'De Minaur couldn't get out of first gear'published at 19:57 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 2-1 De Minaur

    Jeff Tarango
    Former American tennis player on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

    Alex De MinaurImage source, Getty Images

    Alex de Minaur took the first step and he couldn't get out of first gear after that slip.

    Those Aussies are tough but he is feeling it and he is limited.

  11. De Minaur strugglingpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 1-1 De Minaur*

    the mask has slipped. There is the first clear sign of trouble for Alex de Minaur.

    He gets wrong-footed by a Draper drop shot and immediately holds his hip. It was a hip injury that forced him to withdraw from Wimbledon.

    Here's a Draper break point too.

  12. Postpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 1-1 De Minaur*

    Jack DraperImage source, Getty Images

    Jack Draper only successfully landed 14 of his 30 first serves in the first set - a figure he will want to improve. When it did go in he only lost one point.

    It's the same pattern in this comfortable first service game of the second set.

  13. Postpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 6-3 0-1 De Minaur

    Both men stay on court between sets and are up as the action resumes. Jack Draper gets himself to 30-30 again but De Minaur bounds away after holding serve.

    The crowd is still waiting to really get into this.

  14. Hewett and Reid into Paralympic finalpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 4 September

    Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid at 2024 Paralympic GamesImage source, Getty Images

    British pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are through to a third straight Paralympics final in the men's doubles wheelchair tennis.

    The pair beat French duo Stephane Houdet and Frederic Cattaneo, the gold medallists in the last two Games, 6-4 6-3.

    Hewett and Reid took silver after losing to Houdet and Cattaneo in both 2016 and 2021 but now have the chance to go one better in Paris.

  15. 'Big moment for Draper'published at 19:48 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 0-0 De Minaur*

    David Law
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

    Jack DraperImage source, Getty Images

    Alex de Minaur slipped and stayed in that position for some seconds as if something hurt him.

    Big moment for Jack Draper who finally gets over the line here but goodness me, Alex de Minaur looked in some pain there.

  16. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 0-0 De Minaur*

    De Minaur slipped passed him there and took a while to get up.

    Draper, meanwhile, is stretching out his leg. All going on.

  17. Game and first set - Draperpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 4 September

    Draper 6-3 0-0 De Minaur*

    Jack DraperImage source, Getty Images

    That's what the British number one was after! The forehand comes good at the crucial time.

    He has taken the first set in 39 minutes.

  18. Set point again for Draperpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 5-3 De Minaur

    De Minaur nets!

    Sixth time lucky for Jack Draper?

  19. Draper saves break pointpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 5-3 De Minaur

    Jack Draper has a menacing look on his face after being forced to save a break point.

    How he'd love two huge first serves here.

    Deuce.

  20. De Minaur saves another set pointpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 4 September

    *Draper 5-3 De Minaur

    Alex De MinaurImage source, Getty Images

    Draper is denied this time on the serve and volley. Good from the Aussie.

    We're back at deuce. That's five set points Draper has missed.