Draper Dominates Arnaldi in Madrid and Enters the Top 5

Draper advances to the semifinals of the Madrid tournament by defeating Arnaldi (6-0, 6-4). This marks the first time in his career he has reached this stage on clay.

After a one-sided first set (6-0), Draper controlled his opponent in the following set to secure the match victory. Completely outplayed, the Italian couldn’t find answers against the Brit, failing to earn a single break point and committing over 20 unforced errors throughout the match (25).

Having claimed the title in Indian Wells, the world No. 6 reaches his second Masters 1000 semifinal this year and will break into the Top 5 after the tournament. He will face the winner of the match between Musetti and Diallo.