Jannik Sinner vs. Jack Draper Condensed Match | 2024 US Open Semifinal

play and run and defend that's what he did when he was a Youngster he didn't grow until he was a bit older and so when 14 how do you about shiting that engine how do you go about developing a player who's got a lot of weapons into becoming that slightly more when you're beating somebody and you're you're going to obviously win the match let's let's get aggressive here game a big game up obiously medev match was a little different it was a second that's impecable necessarily [Applause] [Applause] game tight things up well though as that match progressed 14 fortunately the conditions are [Music] perfect son though to find himself ahead after three games for Jack Draper to reach this stage of his career well part of that is injuries as you could see if he'd ever get a full season in he was a top this guy was in a similar position right in his career he had some problems is that just the riggers of how physical the game has become now oh I think so yeah it's I don't know how they don't have more injuries with you see L was a meaning for return [Applause] game taking the initiative so early on first one was a lefty spinner and he got a short ball out of it and then flattened out the second forehand and it was just pure Pace that allowed him to get this sitter volley to deal with so maybe that's I knew there was something it couldn't have been hit game d he really has kept so many guessing [Applause] love third t love game Andre you got a good look at that serve give us [Applause] game c there's the first break first serves lacking what up anytime that you play as a righty play lot yeah he went crosscourt on every single shot in that rally and he he was allowing cner to try to create something no one was the wisest of place but 154 got away with it [Applause] 3040 game breaken K points will come his way somewhat surprisingly both of them need one 125 shot rally [Applause] CS made it this was a great second serve a ridiculous return and now from outside the doubles line that whipper beforehand when he needed it at 1530 when he needed it at 1530 I think I heard James Tran just say slide them off so it should be a wide serve game got quite the time he had [Applause] Drapers played 175 set that's it on the way to the semifinal so neither one had a lot of practice at the most played County Tennis back home game showing cner to hit the ball they feel like he's not properly hitting the ball is can you put your finger on why that might be is is that to do with What dra bringing here or is he3 yeah he's got a good number of UNR returned on the first surve so far the drop shot wi the end proved to be just a little heavy Cent her way back for this second so furthest we've seen them looking for a forehand Draper look to counter it it's interesting cuz his first Ser percentage is still only 50% but half of those first serves have not come back couple of them have been ugly nervous early on he hit one halfway up the net second chance to break for the Italian on is it beginning to impact Draper as well physically take a lot of pressure in this game that was a point that if you're draf you're pretty discouraged because he had about four balls off the Baseline and didn't get any but bit of an edge in any of those shots Center able to just continue getting the length himself which was an apparent this morning I have to say spider Canam was still moving that's what he was complaining about he s has tighten things up isn't he game to finish the world number one has taken the opener games five he takes it 75 that was the director what he was saying is you're losing the long rallies is it good I think it was that's the way that's the intent come on you do got to reward yourself for doing the right things here we go come on got to love that Draper listens to his coach told him to serve wide earlier he served wide he told him shorten the points come on come on come on right here good luck [Applause] there to turn that point in his favor [Applause] look at this yeah know he was running away they not showing it to you but he was running away from to get around his back in and the ball just kept chasing him because it's sliding into him smv mate here we go was the first reasonable drop shot we've seen from Draper so maybe he's start [Applause] [Applause] game dra an industrious hold that was he's digging very deep right now as the British number one so it's up to Draper to figure something out to get that that's [Applause] 153 and is Jimmy was telling us early on just take the trip to Florida 143 [Applause] juice oh that's so much good work of Jack Draper and once again the drop shot Advantage C was not as effective as he would have liked it's never that easy to kill a drop shot when it's about shoulder height that's start the point with a big forehand game sinner of Sinner we haven't seen any sign that it's bothering him now graper finally hit a short volley that I've been asking for and Center showed you [Applause] and it just seems like Jack Draper is working really hard on those serves you can see him gripping the record you can see him forcing himself it's not flowing it's not easy it just seems like hard work and I think that's where seems like hard work and I think that's where the first serve percentage comes serving at 28% he's managed to hold the first time first game of this set he's gotten a 30 all with that winner volley that would be a win for him to find a way to hold serve twice while having to win rally after rally that's he's having to win points 1 14 [Applause] he's swinging freely and he's Cutting Loose a little more often right now come on [Applause] [Applause] you you just got to add the element of making some effective first serves [Applause] got up game from the [Music] [Music] more words of advice from James stropman looking for his man to try and control the outcome he has such pace and depth on those ground strokes and even if you hit a ball in the corner [Applause] when he hits it that way the ball lands short and Center's able to take control El away from his rib this is where the hard work that he has put in will have to pay [Music] off yeah many feet behind the Baseline in the dece Corp but look where Center is in the ad again holds return a second serve that floated long game CER [Applause] [Applause] oh [Applause] game Draper somehow Draper is hung on again [Applause] [Applause] Oh What A P on his that really that was huge ball striking from Draper and then he finished it with some beautiful touch I know I know and you could definitely tell [Applause] just did the very sensible thing the serve wide get to the open court just start punishing himage CER moving the ball corner to corner he's still hit it 93 mph game cner one thing is it's flat he's able to block it in those corners and then he produced some CL in that fres and he's up there more and more right now [Applause] perhaps oh no way but at what cost W physical TOS taken on him and now wonder two points later they worried about Center yeah this was the point wasn't it yeah this was the point incredible series of shots all of them in this rally were incredible just using the balance and falling on his hand was just so dangerous and I'm only speculating but of course these guys have sping so much there's just little bits more water aren't there on the court and I don't know if that's what he slipped on or who knows don't know but yeah incredible Stu and that last for was unbelievable as [Applause] well ladies and gentlemen Mr C is receiving AIC an hour off in overhead for a winner but the wrist game Draper and he's going to call for the trainer third Center doing his best not to have to hit B game CER the big finish down the middle you have to hand to drer to yield [Applause] here the thing is the level of play for him has gone up partly because I think he has no choice but to redline it a bit making a lot of errors that hasn't really happened thir love off Pace where he has to create it on the left rist that seem to bother him [Applause] game three he's gone big from a wild position y looks as though we're headed to a tie break game c and we head there an emphatic style announcer Jinx that you just attempted for your countrymen [Applause] [Applause] the squad [Applause] and he's made a very fast start to this one that's [Applause] [Applause] 61 he's given everything [Applause] a two set for the one he and AR by seven games Draper has got a m you both please C lead by so there's no loping from side to side and the obvious value right now in experience of this sort of intensity Jimmy in a 14 15 game c work first game third set [Applause] 15 without his legs [Applause] even though he serving volley there it was a casual it was a Pete S serving volley were you game [Applause] game CER but he's got to just get a little more comfortable at dictating from the middle turned into a c John M decent until they got exhausted he's looking like it that's game trer [Applause] game c c holding comfortably in set number three just two points lost so far you could almost see Draper thinking I think I can get to it but should I run you can almost see his brain thinking should I run should I not CH [Applause] poorly not play of this set so I don't expect almost any n shot rallies [Applause] [Music] game c pass the and that should be enough into the US Open final how quick is C look C four games to two doubled up that ground in a split second was back by the love that's where the advantage goes to him this is just another match that he has played game c he's almost there the world number one the intensity of the battle has dissipated isn't it it's almost is if Draper's torturing himself or Center's torturing Draper on purpose I'm going to let you win this point now I'm going to punish you Double's Partners these two were just a few weeks ago the leges most definitely have not left C the fine Chase Advantage cner game ST match C it will be first US Open [Applause] 76 it was for much of it survival of the fittest sinner was the stronger when it counted in that department for Draper there'll be more to come but the Italian prevails in straight sets