Alex De menor's quest for a maiden Grand Slam semi-final appearance came to an unfortunate end as he was knocked out of the US Open in straight sets by Jack Draper losing 3 to6 5 to7 2 to6 the Australian's performance in the quarter finals was marred by ongoing injury struggles leaving fans and commentators lamenting his unfortunate exit Draper's dominant display on Wednesday Thursday Australian time secured his spot in the semi-finals while deor admitted that injury once again played a role in his defeat coming into the tournament deor was already battling Fitness concerns having injured his hip at Wimbledon he hadn't participated in any singles competition since then yet managed to make it to the quarterfinals in New York however his injury resurfaced during the match against Draper visibly affecting his performance his servant forehand faltered and at times he appeared to be struggling to fully extend on his serve Tim Henman providing commentary during the match pointed out that deor seemed to have trouble reaching up on his serve a key weapon that was crucial to his success in the earlier rounds despite moments of his trademark lightning speed across the court deor was seen clutching his legs several times indicating his discomfort in contrast Draper who had to take a medical timeout for leg strapping in the second set showed no signs of physical impairment as he Unleashed a barrage of powerful ground strokes to secure the win Draper finished the match with 40 winners and broke de Menor serve six times demonstrating his his dominance on the court after the match deor addressed his injury struggles during his press conference he admitted I wasn't 100% today but I'm proud of what I've achieved All Things Considered I gave it my all but it wasn't meant to be deor also praised Draper noting his opponent's ability to move him around the court and serve with Precision Jack played well he deserves the win deor added despite the pain deor made it clear that retiring from the match was never an option it's not part of me or my DNA to quit I kept believing even until the last point that I had a chance to turn things around he said fans took to social media to express their disappointment with many calling the situation horrible and sad as de menor's campaign was derailed by injury for Draper this Victory marks a significant Milestone he becomes the first British man to reached the US Open semi-finals since Andy Murray's title winning run in 2012 Draper now looks ahead to his first career Grand Slam semi-final against either world number one Jan nicker or 2021 US Open Champion denil Medvedev with a shot at making history