He beat the australian tenth seed alex de minaur at the us open to reach his first grand slam semifinal. He was rarely troubled in what was also his first quarterfinal at a major tournament, and it was the first time that he d played on the main arthur ashe show court in new york. He d lost his three previous meetings to de minaur but took the first set 6 3, and despite needing treatment for a groin problem in the second set, he won that 7 5 and breezed through the third 6 2. He is the first british man to reach the last four since andy murray in 2012, the year he won it. Draper is yet to drop a set in the tournament karolina muchova overcame illness to reach her second consecutive us open semifinal. The czech won in straight sets against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia. But muchova had to dash to the rest room four times during the match before eventually winning 6 1, 6 4. She s yet to drop a set on the eve of the nfl season, louis rees zammit has been speaking to the bbc about his
The Bbc News at six. In a moment welljoin the news teams where you are, but well leave you now with some of the key voices from today. The deaths that occurred were all avoidable, and those who lived in the tower were badly failed by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty, to protect you and your Loved Ones, the people that we are here to serve, and i am deeply sorry. Human life was never a priority, and we lost friends, neighbours and Loved Ones in the most horrific way. Through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. Coming up on Bbc News, we speak to former Wales Wing Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. Her eighteenth paralympic gold and shes stilljumping forjoy. Evergreen Sarah Storey adds to her collection and to great Britains Tally in paris. CanJack Draper get to the Semi Finals of the Us Open . Hes on court soon in New York against Alex De Mineur. And we
Second, and Di Minaur has broken back and leads 5 4. So, Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the coral Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the coral about Di Minaur looks like hes going to level the coral about quarterfinal. Karolina muchova has made it through to the Semi Finals in the womens draw. The czech took the first set 6 1 against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia, but had to deal with illness throughout the second set, having to take a number of bathroom breaks. She said she didnt want to go into too many details. Lets put it lightly. Lightly. She still took the second 6 4 to reach the last four in New York for the second year running. NatIons League Matches are fast approaching for the home natIons. England have given their first News Conference since the players gathered at St Georges Park ahead of the matches against Republic Of Ireland In Dublin on saturday then finland at wembley next tuesday night. Theyll be lee carsle
Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. Having lost all four of his previous grand slam quarter finals taylor fritz has made it made it fifth time lucky. The american is into the semi finals of a major for the first time and that at his home grand slam, after knocking out the fourth seed alexander zverev who s at the bottom of your screen in four sets. Fritz, who s 26 now, seeded 12th, keeps alive his hopes of becoming the first american men s singles champion at flushing meadows since andy roddick in 2003. I ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the past couple of years and uh, today, just today, just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further. And i mean, it s only fitting i m doing it here on this court at the open in front of the crowd. It s not just taylor fritz dreaming big. Anotheramerican, emma navarro, is also into herfirst grand slam semifinal. The home crowd in new york turbocharging her performance. Navarro top of your screen k
Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. Having lost all four of his previous grand slam quarter finals taylor fritz has made it fifth time lucky. The american is into the semi finals of a major for the first time and that at his home grand slam, after knocking out the fourth seed alexander zverev who s at the bottom of your screen in four sets. Fritz, who s 26 now, seeded 12th, keeps alive his hopes of becoming the first american men s singles champion at flushing meadows since andy roddick in 2003. I ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the past couple of years and uh, today, just today, just felt different. I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further. And i mean, it s only fitting i m doing it here on this court at the open in front of the crowd. It s not just taylor fritz dreaming big. Anotheramerican, emma navarro, is also into herfirst grand slam semifinal. The home crowd in new york turbocharging her performance. Navarro top of your screen knocked o