Sinner into US Open final as Fritz, Tiafoe battle to end American drought
Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final on Friday while Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe battled to become the first American man in a Grand Slam final in 15 years.Andy Roddick was the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title when he captured the US Open.
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Jack Draper vomits then sees US Open dreams end in gruelling defeat to Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner reaches the US Open men's final by beating Jack Draper after both need medical help
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner finished off a 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Jack Draper to reach his first final at the U.S. Open — and second at a Grand Slam tournament his year — after they simultaneously received treatment from trainers on a humid afternoon Friday. Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy who was exonerated in a doping case less than a week before the tournament began, needed his left wrist massaged at a changeover after falling during a point he managed to win late in the second set. During the same break in the action, the 25th-seeded Draper, a 22-year-old from Britain, got medical attention after vomiting twice on the court between points.
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