Sinner – Draper, live | US Open Tennis Semifinals

Referee Marijana Veljovic.

He was absent at the last minute from the Paris Olympic Games, officially due to tonsillitis. In Canada, where he was defending his title, he lost in the quarterfinals to Andrey Rublev. Since then, all success, 9-0, became champion of the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 and semi-finalist at the US Open.

Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper are on center court at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York.

Jannik Sinner wants to be the first Italian to play in the US Open men’s singles final, emulate his countrymen Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci, their respective champions and finalists in 2015.

Jack Draper It has a British background Andy Murraychampion in 2012, also finalist in 2008. Greg Rusedski lost in the 1997 final The last Englishman to win this Grand Slam, Fred Perry in 1936.

The only Grand Slam in which he has not reached the semifinals. He made it past the quarterfinals in 2022. Jack Draper has the bar for the round of 16 in 2023, which is also the best Grand Slam result until this tournament.

He tested positive twice in two anti-doping tests in March, at Indian Wells. The case came to light before the US Open, when the independent panel that studied the matter decided not to suspend it. He accepted the theory that the tennis player’s former physiotherapist had contaminated the tennis player by using clostebol, a banned substance, to heal a wound on a finger and treated the Italian with a gloveless massage.

Jannik Sinner passed with Mackenzie McDonald, Alex Michelsen, Chris O’Connell, Tommy Paul and Daniil Medvedev. He won 15 out of 17 sets in 11h.17′.

Removed by Jack Draper to Zhizhen Zhang, Facundo Díaz Acosta, Botic Van de Zandschulp, Tomas Machac and Alex de Miñaur. He won all 14 sets played, he invested 9h14′.

Second match in between Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper. The British won the former, albeit on grass and when the Italian had yet to explode as champion. The Englishman won 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (2), in a Queen’s tournament where this year he lost. Carlos Alcaraz.

The English player got the semi-final spot that seemed destined for him. Carlos Alcarazeliminated in the second round by Botic Van from Zandschulpwhich he then ran over Jack Draper. A talented player who was severely punished by injuries.

The Italian Jannik Sinner, World no. 1, he is the top favorite. Because of his ranking, but also because of his experience of being the champion of the Australian Open and the recent winner of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 ATP. In front, the British Jack Draper22 years old and No. 25, with the best result being the round of 16 at the 2023 US Open.

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We have already told you about the game Jannik Sinner-Jack Draper because it starts in ten minutes. At 3 pm New York time, 9 pm Central European time. The clash between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe It will arrive no earlier than 7 local time, one in the morning on Saturday Spanish peninsular time.

The individual finals, both the women’s final on Saturday and the men’s final on Sunday, are scheduled for 10 pm in New York.

Hello, good afternoon. Friday’s men’s semifinals at the US Open, which became Europe vs. fight. USA for the final title. The Europeans are open, the rivalry between the Italians Jannik Sinner and the british Jack Draper. For their prime time, the Americans reserved their derby in between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe.