US Open 2024 Live Updates: Frances Tiafoe levels first set against Taylor Fritz

bdixlivetvSeptember 7, 2024

Jannik Sinner has reached the final of the US Open after defeating Jack Draper in a semifinal that looked less like a tennis match and more like a mini-series. On a sultry afternoon, both players had to battle physical and mental demons in a contest that lasted more than three hours and pushed them to their limits.

Draper vomited several times on court and was angry at one point, wondering why it kept happening. At the Australian Open in January, he felt sick after his win over Marcus Giron and explained afterwards that it was more a result of mental stress than physical stress.

Draper has struggled with a number of fitness issues in his young career and this felt like the ultimate test against the world No. 1. While he lost the match and struggled with his body at several points, the performance and tournament in his first major semi-final was still extremely encouraging for the 22-year-old.

Meanwhile, Sinner, who fell heavily on his left wrist in one of the tournament’s strangest moments, is in his first US Open final, where he will be the favorite to face Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe.

“As we can see, it was a very physical game and I just tried to stay mentally involved,” Sinner said on the pitch.

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Jannik Sinner after victory against Jack Draper in strange match in the final of the US Open

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