Jack Draper reaches second ATP Tour semi-final after defeating Karen Khachanov

Jack Draper turned the tables on the Adelaide International to defeat Karen Khachanov and attain his second ATP Tour semi-final.

The 21-year-old beat Khachanov on the US Open final summer season however misplaced to the Russian within the first Adelaide event final week.

It was a distinct story on Thursday although, as British quantity three Draper took management of proceedings and clinched a 6-4 7-6 (3) victory over the third seed, beating a top-20 opponent for the sixth time.

Draper had a minor wobble when he was damaged making an attempt to serve out the match at 5-4 within the second set however he recovered impressively to take it within the tie-break.

Draper mentioned in his on-court interview: “Against guys like Karen, you can’t give them an inch. I got a bit nervous but that’s all part of the game.

“I’m still young, still learning. It was a good match. I did well to impose my game a little bit more today than last week.”

The younger Londoner misplaced his first semi-final at Eastbourne final summer season and was additionally overwhelmed within the final 4 on the Next Gen ATP Finals in November for the very best younger gamers.