column Jack Draper has bullied his opponents at the US Open Jack Draper can prove he is Britain's answer to Raphael Nadal if he wins the US Open title the 22-year-old May no longer dress like his childhood hero having ditched the sleeveless top and bandana he wore as a junior but there are Stark similarities starting to creep through the powerful Lefty who is naturally right-handed like Nadal has bruised his way into the US Open semi-final physically bullying his opponents without dropping a set Britain has not had a male left-handed Grand Slam winner in the open era Greg rusetsky came the closest reaching the 1997 US Open final and peing at number four in the world rankings Draper is two wins away from becoming Britain's greatest ever male Lefty two completely different challenges await Draper at Flushing Meadows the world number 25 must first beat top seed janx CER a technically brilliant ground stroker who is just as good on his backhand as he is the forehand it will be a proper dingdong fight if Draper can overcome that mountain he will face an additional monster in the final a hostile 23,000 capacity arena with an American Home favorite opponent guaranteed it's a big ask but this could be the moment he fulfills the prophecy Nadal tipped him for last year he's young he has the power and I think he has a great future in front of him Nadal said