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Young Brit Draper upsets Khachanov

Russian Karen Khachanov has been bounced out of the Adelaide International 2 tournament. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Young British star Jack Draper has upset third seed Karen Khachanov to reach the final four of the Adelaide International.

Ranked world No.40, Draper took down the Russian 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to exact revenge after he fell to Khachanov in the first of two Adelaide tournaments last week.

The pair also engaged in a third-round battle at the US Open last year before Draper had to retire in the third set due to injury.

The 21-year-old showed some nerves while serving for the match, allowing the world No.20 back into Thursday's contest.

But he regained his composure to power through the tiebreak.

"Against guys like Karen, you can't give them an inch or they run away with it," Draper said of the 2022 US Open semi-finalist.

"Last game I got a bit nervous but that's all part of the game, I'm still young, I'm still learning.

"It was a good match. I did well to impose my game on him."

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