Sofia Open: Draper marches into semi-finals

Jack Draper won against Cem Ilkel 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday and will play German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 3 seed, in the next round

Tennis Majors

November 9, 2023

Sofia Open •Quarter-final • completed

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J. DrapervsC. Ilkel

Jack Draper advanced to the last 4 of the Sofia Open by beating wildcard Cem Ilkel 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday.

Draper, ranked No 82, will face German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 3 seed, next.

.@jackdraper0 advances to the semi-finals in Sofia ⏩

Jack continues his fine form with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Cem İlkel#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/5AegBWxj0T
— LTA (@the_LTA) November 9, 2023

In the previous rounds, Jack Draper won against German Maximilian Marterer (6-3, 6-2) and Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the top seed (7-5, 6-2).

Ilkel, ranked No 259, won against Bulgarian wildcard Dimitar Kuzmanov (6-0, 6-3) and edged out Australian Max Purcell, the No 6 seed (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.