Draper beats Tiafoe to reach Stuttgart Open semi-finals

Britain's Jack Draper has progressed to nan Stuttgart Open semi-finals aft a battling three-set triumph complete defending champion Frances Tiafoe.

The 22-year-old came from a group down to hit nan 28th-ranked American 5-7 6-4 7-6 (7-1).

Draper served for nan lucifer astatine 5-4 successful nan 3rd group but grounded to person a lucifer constituent arsenic Tiafoe collapsed nan service of nan Briton.

Sixth seed Draper was successful superb serving shape arsenic he produced a superb 31 aces to book a semi-final conflict pinch American Brandon Nakashima.

Draper missed nan full of nan grass-court play past twelvemonth aft suffering a enarthrosis wounded but he is now group to participate Wimbledon arsenic nan British number one.

Cameron Norrie's nonaccomplishment to Jack Pinnington Jones astatine nan Nottingham Open intends Draper will go nan starring Brit connected Monday.

Meanwhile, Katie Boulter was starring 4-2 successful nan first group successful her Nottingham Open quarter-final necktie against Pole Magdalena Frech.

The British number 1 collapsed nan 5th seed's service and had worked her measurement to different break constituent earlier rainfall halted play.

Before Boulter took to centre tribunal connected Friday, Fran Jones secured her spot successful nan past 8 pinch a three-set triumph complete American Ashlyn Krueger.

Play was suspended connected Thursday pinch nan lucifer locked astatine 6-4 4-6 6-5 (30-30) but Jones was capable to adjacent retired nan victory.

She will return connected compatriot Emma Raducanu successful nan past eight.

Top seed Ons Jabeur was a group to nan bully (6-2) successful her last-16 lucifer pinch Linda Fruhvirtova earlier nan rainfall intervened.