Jack Draper is a US Open semi-finalist after knocking out 10^th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 on the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Draper is the fourth British man to make the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows in the Open Era where he could play either world No.1 Jannik Sinner.

It couldn’t have been a better start for Draper, who took advantage of a slow tentative start from the Aussie to break twice and move 4-1 in front.

De Minaur came into the US Open having not played a match since having to pull out of the quarter-final at Wimbledon with injury and it appeared to be haunting him again.

The Brit managed to see out the set comfortably – losing just one point on his first serve – and it looked like they’d be over and done quickly after edging a break and 2-1 ahead in the second.

The trainer was called at the change of ends and all eyes were on the 10^th seed after he pulled up on a previous point holding his hip, but it was in fact for Draper, who needed strapping on his right thigh.

The Brit got himself out of trouble with a wicked backhand passing winner to see off a break point at 3-2 – however, there were moments of concern during the second set.

Draper again seemed to grimace after stretching that heavily strapped leg and De Minaur lifted to his best level of the match to win three straight games and pull back to 5-5.

The messaging from coach James Trotman in the box was clear – trust your ball striking and take those half chances, and so he did. The world No.10 again struggled to take any advantage on his serve and Draper simply hit through him to break for a fourth time in the match before serving out for a two set lead.

Draper bided his time in the third and pulled out a brilliant inside out forehand winner to clinch an important break at 2-2, before staving off two break points of his own with help from that big serve once again.

Disheartened and struggling physically, De Minaur had nothing left to give and in the end, Draper managed to win the last five games to close out the victory in two hours and eight minutes.

Day nine: Skupski and Venus fall short in quarter-final

Neal Skupski and Michael Venus have lost out on the chance to reach their first US Open semi-final as a duo after suffering defeat to Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 7-6(1), 6-1 in an hour and 15 minutes.

Both partnerships refused to give anything in away in the early stages of the match, with neither facing a break point until 6-5 in the opener. Skupski and Venus saw two set points come and go to eventually force a tie-break where Arevalo and Pavic took complete control - dropping just one point to take the set.

From there, it was one way traffic for the the El Salvadorian, Croatian pairing, who clinched a double break in the second set before securing their spot in the semi-final with a hold to love.

Jack Draper is into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after defeating Czech Republic’s Tomas Mahac 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 in just an hour and 44 minutes.

Draper becomes only the fifth British man in the Open Era to make the final eight in Flushing Meadows, joining John Lloyd, Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman and Andy Murray.

The young Brit is still yet to drop a set at the US Open and has only been broken once all tournament.

In the next round he will play the winner between Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson.

Mahac made a strong start to the match, losing just one point on his opening three service games, but serving at 3-3 he made four unforced errors – including a smash into the bottom of the net – to give Draper a break from nowhere.

The 22-year-old Brit seized the opportunity with both hands – seeing out the set with back-to-back breaks on his third set point after 37 minutes.

The difficulties on serve continued for Mahac at the start of the second set. Two double faults and another forehand unforced error on an easy short ball from the Czech helped Draper nudge a break in front from the start.

At 4-1 Draper broke again and Mahac looked completely stunned as he again turned to his box to converse with his coach.

Coming into the match, Mahac led the head-to-head 3-0 and this one seemed personal for the British No.1. Reeling off the highlight winners off both wings, he served out the second set before breaking in the first game of the third.

Even when the pressure did come with Mahac having three break points at 4-1, Draper kept his composure and saw them off with his big first serve before closing out the game with a forehand winner.

The Czech world No.39 managed to seal a gutsy hold, but Draper once again shrugged off break points to serve out one of the biggest wins in his career.

Doubles

Neal Skupski is the last Brit left in the doubles draw after he and Michael Venus came back from a set down to reach the US Open quarter-finals. 

However, Defending champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram are out of the men’s doubles draw along with Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara, and Britain’s Harriet Dart and Olivia Nicholls both bowed out of the women's doubles..

Eighth seeds Skupski and Venus saved break point early in the second set to defeat American duo Tristan Boyer and Emilio Nava 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.

Up next, the cinch Championship and Rothesay International Eastbourne champions will face fourth seeds and Roland Garros champions Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic.

Salisbury and Ram lost against American duo Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel Lammons 7-6(3), 6-3 to lose their first match in New York for four years.

Patten and Heliovaara were defeated by former Grand Slam champions Nikola Mektic and Wesley Koolhof 6-2, 6-2.

Meanwhile, Dart and Diane Parry were knocked out by the 10^th seeds Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4.

Nicholls and Slovakia's Tereza Mihalikova also lost against Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva 6-4, 6-4. It marks back-to-back Grand Slam third rounds for British No.1 Nicholls.

Heather Watson and Asia Muhhamad's US Open journey came to an end in the third round of the women's doubles.

The British, American duo lost to former Grand Slam champions Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 in two hours and 15 minutes.

Watson and Muhammad battled back from a set and an early break down to level the scores at one set apiece. They remained resilient in the decider, overturning another break deficit but with the match on the line, Townsend and Siniakova's experience told, winning 12 of the last 15 points.

Jack Draper's hopes of a deep run at the US Open have been kept alive after the Brit earned his third consecutive straight sets victory of the tournament to reach the last 16 for the second year in a row.

Draper produced a sensational performance against Botic van de Zandschulp - who knocked out former champion Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round - as he glided to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory.

Meanwhile, it was the end of the road for Britain’s Dan Evans who battled fatigue and a hip injury during a 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-0 loss against 10^th seed Alex De Minuar.

Draper came out firing - sprinting ahead to an early 4-1 lead before being broken for the first time in the tournament so far in the seventh game. However, the Boss Open champion refocused to break back to love before closing out the set on his fifth set point.

A singular break of the Dutchman's serve put Draper just one set away from the fourth round once again, where he last year fell to Andrey Rublev.

With Draper slamming down the aces and giving away little on serve, the world No.78 began to falter under pressure, racking up 38 unforced errors and eight double faults to hand the Brit a double break lead in the third set. As he stepped up to serve for the match, Draper had to fend off a 10th break point of the match before sealing victory with a stunning inside out forehand winner.

With some of the biggest names being taken out early on, this could prove a perfect opportunity for Draper to leave his mark on the final Grand Slam of the season.

Evans once again showed incredible resilience up against world No.10 De Minaur. Just days after coming through the longest match in US Open history against Karen Khachanov, the former British No.1, Evans showed his toughness to edge a tight second set in the tie-break.

However, the long exchanges with the 25-year-old Australian appeared to take their toll on the Briton. As De Minaur continued to put his foot on the gas, Evans was unable to match his level and eventually had to call a medical time out for treatment on his hip.

Evans was unable to recover and De Minaur went on to seal the victory in two hours and 48 minutes.

The 34-year-old Brits leaves Flushing Meadows with his best Grand Slam performance of the season.

Doubles

The wins just keep on coming for our British doubles stars at Flushing Meadows with Joe Salisbury, Heather Watson and Olivia Nicholls all winning their second round matches.

Defending champion Salisbury and Rajeev Ram continued their bid for a fourth successive crown in New York by earning a comprehensive 6-3, 7-6(11) against fellow Brit Lloyd Glasspool and former Australian Open doubles champion Rinky Hijikata.

Watson and American partner Asia Muhammad also cruised to a straight-sets win over 13 seeded Giuliana Olmos and Alexandra Panova, 7-6(4), 6-3, meanwhile Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova knocked out 16 seeds Ena Shibahara and Aldila Sutjiadi 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and 33 minutes.

It was the end of the road for Julian Cash and Robert Galloway who fell short against Tristan Boyer and Emilio Nava 6(8)-7, 6-3, 6-4. Tara Moore and Viktorija Golubic were also  beaten by Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 6-2, 6-3.

We're back for another bumper day of British doubles action in New York, with victory coming for three Brits in the second round matches in Flushing Meadows.

Reigning Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara continued their excellent form with a devastating display against Dominic Stricker and Flávio Cobolli at Flushing Meadows. The British, Finnish pair dropped just eight points behind their serve across the match before closing out a 6-0, 7-5 win in an hour and seven m.inutes

Harriet Dart and Diane Parry edged a tight three-set battle against Jasmine Poalini and Sarah Errani 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3. After the British, French duo, the edged a tight opening set, the Italians fought back to force a decider. Both partnerships tussled for momentum but it was Dart and Parry who had the last say as they clinched a double break to punch their ticket to the third round.

Completing the set of Friday night victories, Neal Skupski and Kiwi partner Michael Venus eased to a 7-6(4), 6-4 win over Sriram Balaji and Guido Andreozzi.

Katie Boulter and Anna Kalinskaya’s doubles journey came to an end in the second round after they fell short against doubles specialists Luisa Stefani and Demi Schuurs in two closely fought tie-breaks, 7-6(8), 7-6(5).

Meanwhile, Maia Lumsden and Anna Siskova who were beaten by all-American duo Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin 6-2, 6-1. The Americans cruised through the 57 minute contest without facing a single break point, while striking 17 winners past the British, Czech duo to reach the third round.

Mixed doubles

Joe Salisbury and Gabriela Dabrowski contested their first round match in the mixed doubles but were narrowly beaten by reigning champions Heliovaara and Anna Danilinia, 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-8.

British No.1 Jack Draper sailed through to the third round of the US Open for the third consecutive year after a comfortable 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Facundo Diaz Acosta.

Dan Evans backed up his historical first round win with a comfortable 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Mariano Navone.

However, Katie Boulter went out in the second round to Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-5, 7-5 in an hour and 46 minutes.

Draper now sets up a clash against Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschlup after he upset former champion and world No.3 Carlos Alcaraz, who Draper famously beat at the cinch Championships this summer.

Draper made a statement in just the third game as rifled a deadly forehand pass out of reach for the Argentinian approaching the net – giving Draper the opening break of the match.

It set the tone for an impressive performance from the 22-year-old Brit. The world No.25 has made a reputation for himself as one of the best servers on the tour this year and backed it up by winning 89% (34/38) points off his first serve in the second round and didn’t suffer a single break.

A double break to start the second set led Draper to a solid two set lead – leaving Diaz Acosta with a mountain to climb.

Draper broke at 1-1 in each of the three sets and once he got ahead in the third, there was only going to be one victor. Keeping his foot on the gas, the British No.1 reeled off the last three games of the match – reaching 28 winners – to complete his victory.

Evans shook off any signs of fatigue from Tuesday's five hour and 35 minute marathon match as he cruised to victory in two hours and 29 minutes.

It was a slow start for the Brit, who found himself being broken on his opening service game in each of the first two sets. However, Evans displayed a sprinkle of the fightback spirit we've become so accustomed to seeing to recover the breaks and get back on track.

From there, a surge of energy saw Evans claim five out of the next six games as he moved ahead to put him one set away from a spot in the third round.

The British No.5 continued to work Navone around the court with his backhand slice, that proved too much for the Argentinian to cope with at times. However, after the two players caught a hold of a break each, it was Evans who had the last say as he handed Navone one final blow before closing out a confident win on his second match point.

Evans will now bid to match his tournament best run of fourth round when he faces Australian 10th seed Alex de Minaur on Saturday.

Boulter made a promising start as the Spaniard struggled with her heavy groundstrokes. After mounting pressure on the Spaniard’s opening service games, Boulter clinched the important break at for a 4-2 lead.

Despite her impressive serving through the start of the match, a poor game in a key moment of the match gave Bouzas Maneiro to fire straight back a lifeline back into the match – which she seized with both hands.

She managed to scrap her way out of a Boulter set point on her serve and out rallied the Brit in the closing stages – breaking for 6-5 before eventually see out the set.

The 21-year-old Spaniard continued to make life difficult for the British No.1 in the second set and got off to a commanding 5-2 lead.

Having looked uncomfortable for the majority of the set, Boulter came back swinging freely and managed to overturn the two break deficit with signs of her usual self. However, once they got back to 5-5 she tightened up again. A double fault on break point then allowed Bouzas Maneiro to serve out the set on the third time of asking.

Doubles

The doubles results keep on coming for the Brits as Joe Salisbury, Harriet Dart Olivia Nicholls, Heather Watson and Maia Lumsden all progressed into the second round.

Three-time US Open winning pair Salisbury and Rajeev Ram got their title defence off to a winning start after they defeated Luciano Darderi and Fernando Romboli  6-7(9), 6-1, 7-5.

New British No.1 Nicholls and her Slovakian partner eased past Lulu Sun and Xiyu Wang 6-4, 6-3 in their opener, while Watson and Asia Muhammad won a battle against Moyuka Uchijima and Yue Yuan 7-5, 7-6(0).

Meanwhile, Lumsden and Anna Siskova made a winning start – beating Hanyu Guo and Monica Niculescu 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to set up a meeting with ninth seeds Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the next round.

Dart and French partner Diane Parry continued their budding partnership after knocking out singles stars Linda Noskova and Diana Shnaider 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6).

However, Jamie Murray and John Peers bowed out in their first round match against Andre Goransson and Sem Verbeek in an epic match lasting over three hours.

Murray and Peers had four match points, but it was the Swedish, Dutch team that emerged winners 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(13-11).

Luke Johnson also lost in his opener with Ariel Behar to Alexander Erler and Matwe Middelkoop 6-3, 6-4.

Harriet Dart exited in the second round at the US Open against 19^th seed Marta Kostyuk in straight sets.

The Brit had five set points in the opening set tie-break but eventually lost 7-6(10), 6-1.

Katie Boulter is the last British player in the women’s singles draw taking on Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the second round tomorrow.

Dart made a positive start with breaks on both of Kostyuk‘s opening service games and was able to consolidate in the fourth game, holding to love for a 3-1 lead.

The 28-year-old Brit had the chance to serve out the set at 5-4 and then again at 6-5 but couldn’t find her first serve when she needed it most and a few key errors off her forehand led them into a tie-break.

It was a similar story in the breaker. Dart saw three set points come and go having led 6-3, then hit a double fault on her fourth at 7-6 and again missing on a fifth at 9-8. Kostyuk forced a crucial mistake from Dart to set up her third set point before latching onto a second serve return winner to wrap up the set in an hour and nine minutes.

Kostyuk raised the intensity at the beginning of the second to remove any chance of a deciding set.

The world No.19 connected on more of her big, heavy groundstrokes and played at a much higher level throughout the second – helping her to complete a trio of breaks from 1-1 to see out a hard-fought win.

Doubles

Henry Patten, Neal Skupski, Julian Cash, Katie Boulter and Tara Moore all eased their ways into the second round of the men’s doubles draws at the US Open.

Wimbledon champions and sixth seeds Patten and Harri Heliovaara opened their account with an impressive 6-4, 7-5 win over Sadio Doumbia and Manuel Guinard.

Eighth seeds and this summer’s cinch Championships and Rothesay International Eastbourne winners Skupski and Michael Venus beat Hugo Gaston and Gregoire Jacq 6-3, 6-3.

Last week’s Winston-Salem runners-up Cash and Robert Galloway knocked out American duo Mackenzie McDonald and Alex Michelson 7-6(4), 6-1.

Meanwhile, Boulter and Anna Kalinskaya came back from a set down to defeat Xinyu Wang and Saisai Zheng 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Alternates Moore and Viktorija Golubic made a winning start against American team Anna Sinclair Rogers and Alana Smith 6-2, 6-2.

Next up for Patten and Heliovaara will be the winner of Flavio Cobolli and Dominic Stricker against Denis Shapovlov and Soonwoo Kwon.

Skupski and Venus move on to face Guido Andreozzi and N.Sriram Balaji, with Cash and Galloway set to play wild cards Tristan Boyer and Emilio Nava.

Boulter and Kalinskaya are set for a tough test against eighth seeds Demi Schuurs and Luisa Stefani, while Moore and Golubic have booked a second round match against fifth seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez.

In the women’s doubles, Sam Murray Sharan and Camilla Rosatello lost against Robin Montgomery and Clervie Ngounoue 7-6(6), 6-2.

Dan Evans, Katie Boulter and Jack Draper have all booked their place in the second round of the US Open – all in slightly contrasting styles, while Emma Raducanu's run ended in first round defeat.

Evans staged an epic final set comeback to beat 23^rd seed Karen Khachanov 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 in five hours and 34 minutes – the longest match in US Open history.

Earlier in the day, Boulter came through a tough battle against qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 5-7, 6-2, 6-1.

Meanwhile 25^th seed Draper beat China’s Zhizhen Zhang after the world No.41 retired trailing 6-3, 6-0, 4-0.

Meanwhile 2021 US Open champion Raducanu lost out in a tough contest to Sofia Kenin 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Evans produced one of the best performances of his career against Khachanov to secure a second round match against world No.36 Mariano Navone.

The 34-year-old bounced back from losing two set points in the opening set tie-break, by winning back-to-back breakers in the second and third to take the lead.

Khachanov’s physicality seemed to have got the better of Evans as the Russian broke at 4-4 in the fourth and then went on to take a commanding 4-0 lead in the decider, with four break points on Evans’ serve.

It only took one hold from the Brit for the nerves to kick in for Khachanov and as the scoreboard ticked over in his favour, Evans seemed to build in energy.

As Khachanov’s unforced error count rose 14 in the set, Evans reeled off six straight games to seal an unbelievable victory.

Boulter lost a nervy opening set in which she held a 2-0 lead and had two break points at 3-3, but responded well at the start of the second.

The 31^st seed broke for a 3-0 lead to wipe away any past disappointment and saved a break point on an important game at 4-2 before seeing out the set.

Both players had their chances in the decider, but it was Boulter who proved the more clinical. She saved six break points on her serve, while two key double faults from the world No.107 helped the Brit secure the double break she needed to see out the win.

Boulter moves on to play either Jessica Bouzas Maneiro or Petra Martic in the second round.

Draper made an impressive start to the match, dropping just two points on serve and breaking at 3-2 and then again at 5-3 to clinch the opening set.

However, it was clear that Zhang was struggling with an injury to his knee and called for treatment twice.

The British No.1 kept his focus and saw off 12 consecutive games before Zhang eventually called an end to the match.

Draper’s next opponent will be either Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina.

In a battle between former Grand Slam champions, it was Raducanu who found herself with her back against the wall early on, as Kenin forced the Brit to save two break points in the first game of the match.

From then on, Kenin ripped through the opening set - winning six consecutive games to take the advantage in front of a packed out Grandstand crowd at Flushing Meadows.

The former US Open champion made a statement response by breaking early in the second before the American bit straight back to draw back level.

Raducanu grew into the match, channelling some of the tennis that led her to the fourth round at Wimbledon just over a month ago. The British No.2 went on to break the 2020 Australian Open champion twice more before sealing the set in style with the blistering forehand winner.

Into the decider and  the American opted for a more attacking game, with her efforts being rewarded in the fifth game as Raducanu gifted the break with a costly double fault.

From there, there was no way back for the Briton as Kenin closed out victory with a classy hold to love to put an end to Raducanu's hopes of a first win in New York since her historic run three years ago.

Day one: Dart downs Paquet while Choinski defeated in five sets

British No.3 Harriet Dart made a dominant start to her US Open campaign after dismantling Chloe Paquet, while British qualifier Jan Choinski exited in the opening round to world No.55 Roberto Carballes Baena in a five-set thriller.

Dart needed just an hour and 16 minutes to seal the win over the Frenchwoman and move into the second round in New York - equalling her tournament best performance.

The Brit was in control from the get go, reeling off the opening four games and saving three break points along the way, before Paquet eventually held serve in the fifth game.

Despite the Frenchwoman trying to force her way into the first round encounter, Dart continued to carry the momentum with her as she wrapped up the opening set with another break to love.

Into the second set and the Briton looked to pick up where she left off. With another break of serve secured for the Brit, a mid-set wobble saw her let Paquet back in to draw back level. However, Dart soon bounced back - winning the next three games on the bounce before closing out victory on her second match point.

Dart now has a difficult challenge awaiting her in the second round as she prepares to take on 19 seed Marta Kostyuk.

Meanwhile, on his main draw debut at Flushing Meadows, Choinski came back from two sets down but was eventually defeated by the Spaniard 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-7(5), 6-3 in four hours and 33 minutes.

After Carballes Baena got off to a strong two set lead, the 28-year-old Brit switched up his game plan and went bigger on his groundstrokes to try and hit through his opponent. 

It appeared to work - in both the third and fourth set he came from a break down to finish on top, hitting 35 winners across both compared to 19 in the opening two sets.

With the pressure mounting on both players and with the match on the line, errors proved costly for the British No.10.

Choinski missed on five break points in the opening game of the decider from 0-40, before the Spaniard turned the script on its head and broke for a 2-0 lead of his own. Two more break points came and went for Choinski but eventually Carballes Baena was able to serve out the win.

There's plenty more British action still to come at this year's US Open, with Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu, Jack Draper and Dan Evans all contesting their first round matches on Tuesday afternoon.