The British Jack Draperwith symptoms of terminal illness, won 6-2, 6-4 against Italian Lorenzo Musetti and reached the final of the Vienna tournament, the fourth of his career but the highest category.
Draper, who will be placed fifteenth in the ATP rankings, the highest in his careertook an hour and 50 minutes to beat the transalpine, sixth favorite and far from his best version.
The Briton requested the help of track doctors in the final stage, in the last exchange. However, he has enough strength to hold his serve and close one of the most important achievements of his career.
The 22-year-old from Sutton aims to add the Vienna tournament to the Stuttgart tournamentthe other victory, also in 2024, of his professional career. He lost those in Adelaide, this year, and that in Sofia last season.
Jack Draper will play in the final against the winner of the intermediate clash the Russian Karen Khachanov and the Australian Alex de Minaursecond favorite
Source: La Verdad
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