Frances Tiafoe is defeated by Taylor Fritz in the second US Open semi-final after Draper lost to Sinner

Good evening and welcome to The Independent Coverage of the men’s singles semifinals at the US Open.

British top scorer Jack Draper is hoping to make it to the first Grand Slam of his career when he takes on world number one Jannik Sinner at around 8:00 p.m. (CEST).

And what follows is an all-American clash between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, with an American guaranteed to be in the final for the first time since Andy Roddick in 2006.

We have all the latest developments, updates and reactions here.

Draper, the British number 1, is playing the tennis of his life in Flushing Meadows, reaching the last four of a Grand Slam for the first time and doing so without losing a set, and his Dismantling of number 10 seed Alex de Minaur was another sign of intent.

But now the challenge is getting tougher, with world number one Sinner standing in his way. The pair are similar in age – Draper is 22, Sinner 23 – and have met many times on the junior tour, but their professional careers have collided only once, at the Queen’s Club in 2021, when Draper won 7-6, 7-6.

Sinner, who won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January, was not at his best when he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals in what he described as a “strange” match in which they traded sets 6-1 halfway through the four-set contest.

Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner will face each other in the men’s semifinals of the US Open on Friday, September 6. Play begins at 20:00 BST (15:00 New York).

The second semifinal, an all-American affair between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, begins at midnight (7 p.m. local time).

The US Open will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis for two weeks and both matches will be broadcast on the channel. Subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Sports Go app and website.

A quick summary of the results of yesterday’s women’s semi-final…

The Belarusian who finished second Coco Gauff She was the clear favorite last season and will go one better this year after knocking out home favorite Emma Navarro in the semifinals.

Sabalenka beat the 13th seed 6-3 7-6 (2) to reach her fourth Grand Slam exhibition match, where she will play another American. Jessica Pegulain the final.

Jessica Pegula celebrated an impressive comeback and reached her first Grand Slam final at the US Open.

The American, seeded sixth, seemed to be Karolina Muchova won seven games in a row and led by one set and one break in the semifinals on Arthur Ashe Court.

But she fought back in superb fashion to claim a 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory that keeps home hopes of a second consecutive American victory in New York alive.

Pegula wants to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner Coco Gauffwill have to learn it the hard way, because she is the clear favorite Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday.

For a player who had previously lost her last six quarterfinals on the biggest stage, it is a chance to win her first Grand Slam title.

Frances Tiafoe yelled “let the best win” as he went head-to-head against Taylor Fritz for the prize of being the first American to US Open definitively since 2006.

“When I play really bad or whatever, and he does the same thing or vice versa, I think we always push each other,” Tiafoe said.

Jack Draper remembers Jannik Sinner when they first played, were the weakest link on the pitch, but the British Number one knows that things will be different in the semifinals of the US Open.

Draper was the first Briton to reach the semi-finals. new Yorksince Andy Murray He achieved this on his way to the 2012 title when he defeated Alex de Minaur on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old’s breakthrough was helped by the early exit of Carlos Alcaraz, but now he faces the toughest of all tasks in an exciting semi-final on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday: He will compete against the world number one.

British star Jack Draper says he is “not afraid” of the big stage as his goal is a place in the final of the US Open.

At the first Grand Slam since Andy Murray ended his outstanding career, Draper has announced himself as the new star of British tennis and is taking New York by storm.

He won his first five matches without dropping a set, including his quarter-final victory over 10th seed Alex de Minaur, to become the first Briton to reach the US Open semi-finals since Murray’s victory in 2012.

Jack Draper And Andy Murray are both tennis players, but that is all they have in common. At 22, Murray was still groping his way into the limelight after reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon. At the time, he was portrayed as a kind of misanthrope, an implacable grump. In contrast, Draper plays in his first Grand Slam semi-final on Friday, enjoys the fame. “I really enjoy being in front of the camera,” he said British Vogue while doing a cover shoot this summer. “That is, if I look good.”

Draper posed in plaid coats and leather jackets, with curls bouncing from his forehead like Danny Zuko, one of his many hairstyles. “I had a buzzcut, a mohawk, a mullet…” Murray was recently asked what advice he would give his younger self. “Get your hair cut,” he replied. “And buy clothes that fit.”

And yet, despite all the differences, there is an obvious and compelling connection. Murray’s third piece of advice to himself was to enjoy tennis before it’s over. Now it’s goneand when Draper became the first Briton to reach the last four of a Grand Slam tournament since Murray at the 2017 French Open, there was an unmistakable sense that the torch had been passed.

Jack Draper’s entry into the semifinals of the US Open marks a breakthrough at the highest level for the 22-year-old.

Draper was seen as a future star from a young age and has endured many ups and downs to reach the limelight at Flushing Meadows, where he Jannik Sinner on Friday.

Below, the PA news agency takes a look at the left-hander’s milestones.