Surrey tennis player Jack Draper loses out in US open semi final

The 22 year old was defeated by top seed Jannik Sinner.

Jack Draper misses out on US open final
Author: Emma SmithPublished 7th Sep 2024

Surrey tennis star Jack Draper has lost to Italy's Jannik Sinner in his first grand slam semi-final at the US Open after being sick on court four times.

The 25th seed became only the fourth British man in the Open era to reach the semi-finals at New York's Flushing Meadows.

But after battling hard in the first two sets, he lost in straight sets 7-5, 7-6, 6-2.

The 22-year-old was the first British man to reach the last four in the US Open since Andy Murray won it in 2012.

The physical exertion took its toll on Draper and he vomited several times, while Sinner, 33, needed his left wrist massaging after falling during a point he managed to win.

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