Jack Draper has secured a first grand slam quarter-final appearance at Flushing Meadows against Alex de Minaur.

The British number beat Botic van de Zandschulp, who knocked out Carlos Alcaraz, in the third round, and then beat Tomas Machac to reach the last eight.

The draw has opened up for those still in contention, with high seeds Novak Djokovic, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud all making early exits.

Draper has climbed to No. 23 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings following his first Lexus ATP Head2Head victory against Machac. The 25th seed clinched his maiden ATP Tour title in Stuttgart earlier this year, defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final.

Against Machac in New York, Draper dominated throughout to earn a statement scoreline win. The 22-year-old constantly overpowered the World No. 39 in the baseline exchanges and was impressive on return, winning 60 per cent (18/30) of points on Machac's second delivery to seal an impressive victory.

Machac was competing in the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time, having moved past Fabio Fognini, Sebastian Korda and David Goffin without dropping a set. The 23-year-old was unable to find his level against Draper and cut a frustrated figure at times on court during the one-hour, 44-minute clash.