US Open: Sinner beats ailing Draper to reach first final in New York – as it happened
by Yara El-Shaboury from US news | The Guardian on (#6QHH6)
The Briton threw up on court several times during his 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 semi-final defeat to the world No 1
Sinner 0-1 Draper* (*denotes server) Draper's early forehand goes out at the baseline and he follows up with a double fault to go down 0-30 ... Is this why Sinner opted to receive first? Who knows. But the luck goes his way after Sinner's forehand hits the tape and bounces out. Sinner then can't make the next return to make it 30-30. The Briton then hits an ace and is able to see out the game. That third point was so important; Sinner had Draper on the ropes initially.
Here we go! Sinner won the coin toss and opted to receive so Draper will serve first. And play ...
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