World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy has taken a major step towards his second Grand Slam title of the year after reaching the semi-finals of the US Open. For tennis For the first time in his career.
Sinner managed to outperform Russian Daniil Medvedev, ranked fifth in the world, in a match that witnessed exciting fluctuations, which ended with the Italian winning 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, to continue his journey towards the title in the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments this season.
The match between Jannik Sinner and Medvedev was one of the most prominent matches of the tournament so far, as he started the match strongly, after he succeeded in breaking Medvedev’s serve on more than one occasion, to easily win the first set with a score of 6-2, while Medvedev committed many unforced errors, as his number of errors reached 15, compared to only 6 for Sinner.
At the start of the second set, Medvedev showed a strong reaction, and quickly regained his balance, breaking Sinner’s serve twice and leveling the score after winning the set 6-1. However, Sinner soon regained control of the match again, as he won the third set easily with a score of 6-1.
In the fourth set, the competition was more intense, as the score was tied at 3-3 before Sinner succeeded in breaking Medvedev’s serve to advance 4-3 and continue his way to winning the match.
Jannik Sinner vs Draper to face off in semi-finals
Jannik Sinner will face Britain’s Jack Draper, ranked 25th in the world, in the semi-finals of the tournament, after he managed to achieve another surprise in the tournament, as he qualified for the semi-finals for the first time in his career after defeating Australia’s Alex de Minaur with a score of 6-3, 7-5, 6-2.
Draper, who became the fourth British man to reach a US Open semi-final in the modern era after Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman and Andy Murray, had been in exceptional form throughout the tournament, not dropping a set before his match against De Minaur.
Although the Australian managed to break Draper’s serve twice, he was unable to take any sets from the Briton, who showed great dominance in the encounter.
Championship surprises continue for women
In the women’s category, the tournament witnessed another major surprise when American Jessica Pegula, ranked sixth in the world, defeated Polish world number one Iga Swiatek, 6-2, 6-4. This defeat added Swiatek to the list of tournament casualties, in light of the American players’ brilliance at Flushing Meadows this year.
Pegula showed a great performance during the match, as she was able to control the game and outplay Swiatek, who was unable to keep up with her opponent’s pace. This result made Pegula one of the most prominent candidates to win the title in this edition of the tournament, especially after the exit of many of the top seeds.
