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JACK JOINS FAB FOUR
Irish Daily Star
|June 21, 2025
Draper makes it to semis and clinches No.4 Wimbledon seed as he prepares for titanic clash with King Carlos
JACK DRAPER claimed he was "obsessed" with progressing after taking the "huge step" of sealing a top-four seeding at Wimbledon.
And after reaching a home semi-final for the first time at Queen's Club, the British No.1 remains on course for a blockbuster final with Carlos Alcaraz tomorrow.
Draper was made to sweat in the sun by Brandon Nakashima yesterday before winning his HSBC Championships quarter-final 6-4 5-7 6-4 to climb back to world No.4 in the rankings.
Wimbledon seedings are based on these rankings and Draper will now avoid Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz or Alex Zverev before the semi-finals at his home Grand Slam.
The big left-hander said: "I think it's a definite huge step for me.
This story is from the June 21, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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