Jack Draper beats Lorenzo Musetti to make semi-finals against Brandon Nakashima at Next Gen Finals
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Updated 10/11/2022 at 21:49 GMT
British No. 3 Jack Draper advanced into the last four of the Next Gen Finals as he beat home favourite and top seed Lorenzo Musetti. Draper produced a fine performance to overcome the world No. 23 in a winner-takes-all contest in Milan. Next up for Draper is a semi-final against American Brandon Nakashima, who won the Green Group with a perfect 3-0 record.
Highlights: Draper gets first victory, Stricker scores another win
Jack Draper qualified for the semi-finals of the Next Gen Finals in Milan after an impressive straight-sets win over top seed Lorenzo Musetti.
British No. 3 Draper lost his opener at the tournament to Dominic Stricker, but overcame world No. 23 Musetti 4-1 4-0 4-3(3) in a winner-takes-all clash to finish second in the Red Group.
Draper will face American Brandon Nakashima in the semi-finals on Friday.
“Yesterday I played a bit better than my first match and then today I really hit some form,” Draper said.
“I played well, served great. Lorenzo is a great player and he may have been a bit tired after his match yesterday, but I am glad with the way I played today.”
Draper looks to be gaining in confidence as the tournament progresses and produced an excellent display to beat home favourite Musetti.
A single break decided the first set but Draper dominated the second, not dropping a point on serve and breaking twice.
Musetti managed to stick with Draper in the third set and force a tiebreak, but the Brit reeled off four points in a row from 3-3 to clinch victory.
Nakashima won the Green Group with a perfect record after a 4-3(4) 4-2 4-1 win over Franceso Passaro.
World No. 49 Nakashima hit 17 winners as he booked his place in the semi-finals for a second season in a row.
“I know he has had a great year this year. I thought my level was really high today,” said Nakashima.
“It was nice to see it carrying over from yesterday. To come out and play like that was super special.”
Jiri Lehecka beat another Italian, Matteo Arnaldi, 4-3(5), 4-1, 4-3(4) to finish second in the group and faces Red Group winner Stricker in the semis.
Stricker finished with a 3-0 record after beating Tseng in straight sets.
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