VIENNA: Britain´s Jack Draper defeated Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in straight sets to reach the Vienna ATP final on Saturday, ensuring a rise to a career-high in the world rankings.
Draper claimed a 6-2, 6-4 win in one hour and 49 minutes and will tackle either Australia´s Alex de Minaur or Karen Khachanov of Russia for the title.
“I thought the first set was a really high level from my side,” said 22-year-old Draper.
“Lorenzo is a really tough competitor. He´s had an incredible season. The second set was really up and down.
There were some long points and definitely some nerves and difficult moments, but I´m really proud of the way I kept fighting.”
Draper, a US Open semi-finalist last month, will rise three spots to a career-best 15 in the rankings following his run in the Austrian capital.