JACK'S NEED FOR SEED

Draper is to the four

- BY NEIL MCLEMAN

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 Champion-ships quarter-final 6-4 5-7 6-4 to climb back to world No.4 in Monday's 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.

And the big left-hander said: "I think it's a definite huge step for me. I remember last year going in [to the grass] ranked around 30 or 40.