British tennis star Jack Draper reaches first grand slam semi-final
Wednesday, 4 September 2024 British tennis player Jack Draper has reached his first grand slam semi-final after beating No 10 seed Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the US Open.
The assistant headteacher at the Jack Draper's childhood school says his tennis talents were visible at from eight-years-old. Alex Gainer from Parkside School in Cobham adds that from "minute one" Draper was "so determined" and "wanted to win every point". His comments come after Draper claimed the biggest title of his career so far, defeating Denmark's Holger Rune in the Indian Wells final. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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