JACK DRAPER was told off by his US Open mixed doubles partner Jessica Pegula after a comment in a press conference.

The British world No5 and American world No4 are through to the semi-final of the revamped competition.

Draper and Pegula saw off Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in the opening round 4-2 4-2.

And they followed it up with a win over Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva 4-1 4-1.

Draper and Pegula are battling it out for a cheque worth £741k ($1million) and they are therefore taking it seriously.

The US Open's move to change the mixed doubles event has been criticised due to the short match format and because many doubles specialist players did not get an invite to feature.

Asked what it would be like to win, Draper's response got a cheeky glare from Pegula as he said:

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