Jack Draper says he is gaining confidence in his body after extending his winning return from injury by reaching the Eastbourne Open semi-finals with another encouraging straight-set victory.

Contesting his first tournament in more than two months after he sustained a knee injury in April's Barcelona Open, Britain's former world number four Draper beat Canada's Gabriel Diallo for his third straight win on the south coast this week.

The 24-year-old maintained a high level throughout and fired in 22 winners while making just four unforced errors during the 69-minute contest.

Draper has endured a challenging period in his career, with injuries to his arm, knee and shoulder disrupting his progress over the past year.

Jack Draper missed out on a place in the Eastbourne final as Ugo Humbert ended the Briton's encouraging return to competition following injury.

Draper, 24, had earned three consecutive straight-set wins to reach the semi-finals at his first tournament in more than two months, after he sustained a knee injury at the Barcelona Open in April.

The former world number four gained more valuable time on court before turning his attention to Wimbledon, but he lost 7-5 6-3 after 100 minutes in sapping conditions against the 30th-ranked Humbert.

Draper, who has fallen to 160th in the world amid his injury struggles, learned on Friday he will meet American sixth seed Taylor Fritz in a tough opening assignment at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday.