US Open: Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev in seesawing quarter-final, Iga Swiatek stunned
The top-seeded Italian won in four sets to become the last top-10 man standing, while two Americans remain in both the men’s and women’s draws
Jannik Sinner closed in on his second grand slam title of 2024 on Wednesday when he reached his maiden US Open semi-final as Jessica Pegula stunned Iga Swiatek to complete a roller-coaster grand slam year for the world No 1.
Top seed Sinner defeated 2021 US Open champion and two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.
He will take on 25th-ranked Jack Draper for a place in the final after the British player made his first semi-final at the slams with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 win over Australia’s Alex de Minaur
Sinner, 23, is the only top-10 man to make the semi-finals, with No 12 Taylor Fritz due to face US compatriot Frances Tiafoe, ranked 20, in Friday’s other last-four duel.
Sixth-ranked Pegula booked a place in the last four of a grand slam for the first time by sweeping past Swiatek 6-2, 6-4.
On Thursday, she will tackle Karolina Muchova, who saw off Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 6-1, 6-4.