Jack Draper has been making a name for himself at the US Open however his dad Roger is a major player behind the scenes of UK sport Jack Draper may be the pride of Britain and his family right now thanks to his heroics at the US Open but the Draper Clan also has another big name when it comes to sport in their midst Jack's father Roger Draper Jr has been making waves in New York after a series of Sterling performances have seen him clinch a place in the US Open semifinal the 22-year-old battled past Alex deor on Wednesday September 4th to set up a huge clash with world number one Janik sinner on Friday as he bids to reach the final while Draper has been the talk of the tennis world by becoming the first British man to reach the last four in the competition since Andy Murray's victory in the Slam in 2012 it appears Draper's father has been instrumental in UK sport behind the scenes Roger Draper is perhaps best known for his time as chief executive of sport England and as the head of the lawn tennis Association however his influence goes much deeper during his tenure at sport England Draper had the responsibility of reporting to Parliament through the Secretary of State for culture media and Sport he also led a major review and reorganization of the 450 MERS spent on sport in the UK at the time this included helping to oversee completion of sporting institutes and Facilities he also carried out a review of how a number of sports were governed from Athletics hockey rugby league golf cricket and boxing however his most famous contributions have been his involvement in London's successful 2012 Olympic bid and the building of Wembley Stadium as we now know it Draper then joined the LTA in 2006 and consequently published his strategy to re-energize British tennis