Draper to look into sickness issues

Jack Draper has said he is "going to really look into" nan logic why he has been sick during immoderate awesome matches.

The Briton reached his first Grand Slam semi-final astatine nan US Open earlier being beaten successful consecutive sets by world number 1 Jannik Sinner.

Draper vomited 3 times connected tribunal during his conclusion by nan Italian and, afterwards, talked astir really he is "someone who is rather an anxious quality being".

He was besides sick instantly aft securing triumph successful nan Australian Open first information backmost successful January, putting that down to nan "psychological stress" of nan situation.

"I'm decidedly going to spell home... you know, this has happened a fewer times now, successful different situations for me, I'm going to really look into it," Draper told BBC Sport's Laura Scott.

"I push my assemblage to nan limit each nan clip successful training and successful my mindset. I don't person to interest astir benignant of not doing capable because I am, which points to nan truth that a batch of issues I person are mental.

"I americium going to person to activity connected that and really understand myself amended successful bid to compete astatine these highest levels.

"I'm judge I'll fig retired each these problems pinch my team, but yeah, it's bully that I'm benignant of not nan vanished article yet."

The 22-year-old near hander was classed 123rd successful nan world this clip past twelvemonth but will go a top-20 subordinate for nan first clip adjacent week.

He added: "I deliberation moving connected nan intelligence broadside of nan crippled is simply a immense thing.

"I'll decidedly conscionable look into that broadside a small spot more. You know, I'm perpetually moving connected my breathing, moving connected things."

Draper has been talked astir arsenic pursuing successful nan footsteps of British tennis awesome Andy Murray, who retired aft competing successful nan Olympics successful July and August.

The Scot won nan US Open arsenic good arsenic claiming nan Wimbledon title doubly successful a profession successful which he besides reached number 1 successful nan men's rankings, astatine a clip erstwhile Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were among his rivals.

Draper, though, is keen to play down comparisons pinch Murray, who he describes arsenic "a bully friend" and, "someone who I'm very adjacent to".

"I want to do what he's done," said Draper. "I want to beryllium incredibly successful. However, I do know, successful my ain perspective, that Andy's achieved things which are disconnected nan charts.

"There's evidently a batch of communicative astir maine being nan adjacent Andy Murray, nan adjacent whatever.

"I conscionable want to beryllium Jack Draper. I want to execute what I execute successful nan game.

"My number 1 extremity is to scope my imaginable arsenic a player, immoderate that looks like. But, yes, immense respect for Andy and each he's achieved."