NEW YORK (Reuters) – Italian top seed Jannik Sinner took down ailing Briton Jack Draper 7-5 7-6(3) 6-2 to reach the U.S. Open final on Friday, overcoming muggy conditions at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sinner appeared to have suffered a wrist injury when he fell over in the second set but rallied to reach his second major final after winning the Australian Open earlier this year.
Little went right for Draper, who vomited three times in the second set as he struggled with the heat and humidity that also left his shirt soaked in sweat.
Ten double faults also failed to help the 22-year-old’s bid to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time.
Sinner will next play the winner of an all-American semi-final between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
