Jack Draper’s mother Nicky has reportedly decided to fly to New York to watch her son face Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the US Open. It comes just days after she appeared to rule out the possibility of travelling across the Atlantic for the biggest match of his young career.
Draper became the first British man since Andy Murray to make the last four with victory over Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. He will face Sinner, a good friend of his, for a place in the US Open final on Friday night with his mother watching from the stands.
Speaking earlier this week, she revealed that she was planning to stay at home in Surrey and watch the match on TV with a glass of wine.
Asked if she would be flying out to New York, she replied: “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.
“I’ve got both of my boys out there. I think they’re doing fine without me, so probably not.”
It seems Nicky has had a last-minute change of heart, revealing on Thursday that she had decided to book a late flight to New York in order to watch the match in person.
“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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