- Sinner wins 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2
- British No 1 struggles physically against top seed
After navigating the most important two weeks of his blossoming career with admirable ruthlessness and self-belief, Jack Draper walked onto Arthur Ashe Stadium for the biggest match of his career fully aware that the challenge required him to elevate both his game and physicality to new levels in order to contend with the No 1 men’s player, Jannik Sinner.
Instead, the matchup descended into total chaos as Draper struggled physically, vomiting multiple times and sweating profusely in humid conditions while still fighting hard until the end. In one of the most bizarre matches of the tournament, Sinner, who himself struggled with a wrist injury after falling mid match, edged Draper out 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-2 in a three-hour, three-minute psychodrama to reach the US Open final for the first time in his career.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/07/jannik-sinner-brings-jack-drapers-new-york-adventure-to-a-brutal-end
Author : Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows
Publish date : 2024-09-06 23:00:54
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