JACK Draper produced a brilliant display to reach the US Open quarter-finals with a straight-set win over Tomas Machac.
The Briton stormed to a 6-3 6-1 6-2 victory to book his place in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time.
The 22-year-old becomes the first ‘Brit’ to make the quarter-finals of the men’s singles at Flushing Meadows since Andy Murray in 2016.
“Today I played a decent level,” Draper said.

“He was maybe a little bit off his best, but I had to stay strong in the points. I lost here last year in the same round, so it’s nice to come back and do better.”
Czech Machac had won the three previous matches between the pair, but, after a strong start, was outclassed by a laser-focused Draper in just one hour and 44 minutes.
With a number of big names, most notably Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, having gone out early, Draper has yet to drop a set in the tournament, and has every reason to believe he can go all the way.
This was a statement performance in what has been a breakthrough year for the 6ft 4in left-hander; one that has included his maiden ATP title in Stuttgart, and victory over Wimbledon champion Alcaraz at Queen’s.
Should Draper win his quarter-final tie, he could face world Number One Jannik Sinner in the last four.

CALM RUTHLESSNESS
Machac, 23, made the brighter start to the match, imposing himself with a flurry of crunching forehands, and taking Draper to deuce in the Briton’s opening service game.
But Draper withstood the early barrage, settled in with three aces in his next service game, and soon began to take control.
He was gifted the first break when Machac put a routine overhead into the net and then went long, but took full advantage, hammering a scorching backhand down the line to bring up two set points before converting a third.
After showing his power from the baseline in the first, Draper showed his deft touch to start the second with a pair of fine drop shots.
But while there was a swagger to an increasingly confident Draper, his opponent was growing ever more frustrated, and heated discussions with coach Daniel Vacek between – and during – games became the norm.
Double faults were becoming an issue for the Czech world Number 39 and Two in a game that enabled his opponent to break at the first time of asking in the second set.