First though, the No. 1 player in the world — and 2024 Australian Open winner — Jannik Sinner will take on Great Britain’s Jack Draper who’s making the deepest Grand Slam run of his career. Draper made the fourth round at the US Open last year where he was knocked out by Andrey Rublev. If he can win the title, Sinner would become the first Italian man to win two Grand Slams in the same season.
Semifinal No. 2 pits two Americans against each other as No. 12 Seed Taylor Fritz takes on No. 20 Seed Frances Tiafoe. Fritz is in the US Open semis — and any Grand Slam semi — for the first time, while Tiafoe has made it to the final four in New York for a second time. He bowed out to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller in 2022. Both took out top-10 players in the quarterfinals, with Fritz toppling No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev and Tiafoe bouncing No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov.
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Sinner takes the next game to even things out, but Draper fights through to take the next.
Sinner 7 3
Draper 5 4
Draper initially gets the lead, but falters and lets Sinner catch up. Sinner drops a break point, allowing Draper to come back for the advantage and then the game.
Sinner 7 2
Draper 5 3
Sinner doesn’t take long to take one back.
Sinner 7 2
Draper 5 2
It looks to be another close set as Sinner and Draper continue to battle it out. With the third game 40-all, Draper gets advantage first off a strong point, but Sinner gets a sneaky return to bring things back even. Draper is able to convert on his third break point to take the win.
So far, things are looking tight again. Get ready for another long set.
The serve clock hasn’t been much of a factor throughout this tournament, but Jannik Sinner went past the 25-second limit. He apologized, and it ultimately didn’t seem to matter because he subsequently served an ace.
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Sinner takes the first set, 7-5
Draper fought back to make it 6-5 in the first set. But Sinner pounced on a couple of soft returns from Draper to get the last two points. And quickly, with the first set taking under one hour.
It’s very humid in Queens, and Jack Draper has swapped out his shirt before attempting to force a tiebreak. However, it doesn’t help him get a great start, as Sinner starts off with an ace and quickly goes to 30-0.
Sinner and Draper quickly bring things to 40-all. Sinner gets the advantage twice, but drops it both times to give Draper a potential in. However, on the third try, Sinner was able to break the tie to take his sixth game.
Sinner 6
Draper 5
Sinner holds and evens the opening set with an ace.
Sinner 5
Draper 5
Draper moves closer to taking the first set with a strong ninth game, getting in a beautiful hit down the line in the process.
Sinner 4
Draper 5
Draper salvaged the eighth game after Sinner sends one into the net.
Sinner 4
Draper 4
Sinner gets the first break point of the match to take the lead for the first time.
Sinner 4
Draper 3
The opening set continues with a back-and-forth start as Sinner sweeps that game, closing it out with a forehand winner.
Sinner 3
Draper 3
Draper dominates the fifth game and makes quick work of Sinner to take the lead in the opening set.
Sinner 2
Draper 3
So far, things are closer than some might have expected. Sinner takes the next game, but Draper gets an ace and wins a few keys rallies to take the next.
Sinner 1
Draper 2
Draper is showing signs of nerves early, getting a double fault to give Sinner a lead but coming from behind to take the first game.
Sinner 0
Draper 1
Jannik Sinner vs. Jack Draper is now underway, with Draper serving to start off.
Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner walk out ahead of the semifinal
In an interview ahead of the match, Draper admitted that the matchup was likely to be a “tough battle.” Sinner echoed that he hoped it would be a good match.
“This is what we all practice for,” Sinner said, calling it “a special occasion.”
Jannik Sinner has been on a tear this year, making at least the quarterfinals of every tournament he’s played in 2024. But only three men have won the Australian Open and the US Open in the same year: Mats Wilander, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Federer and Djokovic each completed the feat three times.
Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper have met before…
🇬🇧 London, 2021: 19-year-old wildcard Jack Draper earns his first ATP Tour win over World No. 23 Jannik Sinner
This marks the first US Open semifinal for world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. The 23-year-old Italian won the Australian Open in January and advanced to the French Open semifinal in May. Sinner dispatched Daniil Medvedev (who he also defeated to win in Australia) in a four-set quarterfinal win to reach this point.
Sinner’s opponent, Jack Draper, will be playing in his first-ever semifinal at a major open, as will fellow semifinalist Taylor Fritz. Frances Tiafoe is the only one of the four semifinalist who has reached this point at the US Open before: He made the semifinal at the 2022 US Open, before losing to eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz.
For the first time since Andy Roddick in 2006, an American man will play for the title at the US Open…but will it be Frances Tiafoe or Taylor Fritz?
Four players compete for a spot in the US Open men’s final
Yesterday, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula secured their spots in the women’s final of the US Open. Now, it’s time for the men’s side, with four semifinalists vying for a chance to win it all.
The day will start with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner taking on No. 25 Jack Draper. Later, the second semifinal will take place with an all-American matchup between No. 12 Taylor Fritz and No. 20 Frances Tiafoe.
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