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In his bid for success in New York, Jack Draper has naturally been inspired by Emma Raducanu, who was the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a grand slam singles title.
What Emma did was obviously incredibly inspiring. I’ve known her from a young age and to see what she did was incredible. I was very proud of her, very excited, watching it thinking, obviously we’ve watched the likes of Andy Murray winning a grand slam from Great Britain, but her winning, it was just really a fairytale run. I definitely think as a competitor, it fuelled my fire. I really wanted to achieve what she’d done, winning a grand slam.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/sep/06/us-open-mens-semi-final-jannik-sinner-v-jack-draper
Author : Yara El-Shaboury
Publish date : 2024-09-06 18:30:11
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