Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Thursday, May 1, 2025
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From desert to soil, Jack Draper It is a strong all-ground threat.
Indian Wells champion Draper swept Madrid’s double milestone today, reaching the ATP top five, his first Tour-level clay court semifinal.
Drapper beats Matteo Arnaldi Flying to Madrid’s Mutua Open semifinals 6-0, 6-4 and surpass Novak Djokovic Improve career-highest fifth place in the ranking.
left handed Draper The order won 11 of 14 second-time points. Draper didn’t face a breakout point in his confident 77-minute victory, which brought him into history.
Draper joins the top 1 Andy Murray, First 4 Tim Henman And the first 4 Greg Rusedski As the fourth British in the Open Era’s top 5.
Indian Wells champion Draper swept Madrid’s double milestone today, reaching the ATP top five and his first Tour-level clay court semifinal.
Draper told Sky movement In his post-match interview. “In the past few years, I feel like I’m always the one who’s back foot, I’m always the one who defends.
“The next part of my game is just getting stronger, physically becoming more capable of doing what I know I can do and bullying these guys. My forehand is doing a lot of damage and I want to keep that up.”
Draper, the fifth seed, has not yet defeated Tallon Griekspoor, Matteo Berrettini, Tommy Paul and Arnaldi in the tournament.
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Draper will face the tall 6’8″ Canadian lucky loser Gabriel Diallo Or Monte-Carlo finalist Lorenzo Musetti Take a spot in Sunday’s final.
When Draper led 5-0 again after 22 minutes, Arnaldi threw the low-pressure backhand into the net.
Draper became a fierce forehand, showing a dominant closing ceremony in Love.
The Indian Wells champion scored 75% of the championship in the 25-minute opening match and won 10 of the 12 first-time points.
Arnaldi’s forced shots to hit a key breakthrough in Game 5 of the second set. First, he knocked a forehand dropper into the net, facing a break point.
Arnaldi stubbornly returned to the dropper, putting too much air on the rainbow dropper, and a striped draper drilled a backhand cross field and broke 3-2, a huge help from his opponent’s Vapid Shot choice.
