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"I've been watching every match swearing and cursing": Jack Draper's mum makes u-turn to watch son in landmark US Open tie
ATPFriday, 06 September 2024 at 22:03
Jack Draper's mother Nicky has made a dramatic U-turn to be at the US Open to watch her son face off against Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals tonight in New York.
Draper became the first British man since Andy Murray to reach the last four with victory over Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. He will face a good friend in Jannik Sinner for a place in the final.
Initially though his mum wasn't planning to be there. She admitted that she had been watching every match but in behind the sofa mode. She said in a hilarious line that she has been sat drinking wine and cursing while her son has had the tournament of a lifetime.
This was behind her decision initially not to bother flying over she said earlier this week. "It’s in the back of my mind, but I’ve been watching every match with my dad, with my dog, swearing and cursing, jumping up and down, clapping, having a glass of wine at the same time," she said.
"I’ve got both of my boys out there. I think they’re doing fine without me, so probably not."
But that soon changed as she spoke to talkSPORT and she decided to go late on and booked a flight the morning of to be there. Talk about pressure.
"I’ve got a flight booked this evening,” she was quoted as saying by talkSPORT. "I only decided this morning to go."
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