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Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev to reach US Open semis - ESPN

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NEW YORK — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner used an aggressive, net-rushing style to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time by getting past 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy who was cleared in a doping case less than a week before the US Open started after testing positive twice for traces of an anabolic steroid in March, will go up against No.

25 Jack Draper of Britain on Friday for a berth in the title match. Draper won the only match between the two, at the 2021 Queen's Club.

After Week 1 exits by Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner took over as the title favorite and now is the only man remaining in the field with a Grand Slam trophy.

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Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he swept aside Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years. World number one Sinner, who won his maiden Slam at the Australian Open in January, became the first Italian man to triumph in New York with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory. For 23-year-old Sinner, it was a 55th match win of the season and sixth title. After his 21-year-old rival Carlos Alcaraz pocketed the French Open and Wimbledon titles to take his majors collection to four, the two men have cemented their places as the powerhouses of tennis's new era.
Jannik Sinner let his tennis do the talking as he won the US Open for the first time.
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NEW YORK : 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 in a chaotic match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Jack Draper remembers Jannik Sinner being the weak link on court when they first played, but the British number one knows it will be a different matter in their US Open semi-final.
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