The situation inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday likely took a toll on Jack Draper.
The British tennis player vomited multiple times during his US Open semi-final match against Italy's Jannik Sinner.
“It's the worst feeling I've ever had,” Draper told tennis.com about the apparent illness she experienced on court, “and it's like you can't even move around the court.”
But Sinner had his own issues during the bout, as trainers tended to his injured wrist while Draper was receiving medical treatment after vomiting a second time.
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Jack Draper of Great Britain claps as he leaves the court after losing to Jannik Sinner of Italy during the men's semifinal of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2024 in New York City. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
The 23-year-old Sinner entered the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year as the world number one ranked player.
But he found himself at the center of controversy heading into the U.S. Open. Sinner failed two drug tests in March but was cleared of doping less than a week before the tournament began in New York.
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Sinner, who beat Draper to reach his first title match at Flushing Meadows and his second at a Grand Slam tournament this year, spoke about the physical nature of the match.
“As you can see, it was a very physical match,” said Sinner, who is right-handed but uses two fists for his backhand and continued to bend his left wrist after the injury. “I just tried to stay in that mental state.”
A court attendant cleans up the corner of the court where Great Britain's Jack Draper vomited during the second set against Italy's Jannik Sinner during the men's singles semifinals at the U.S. Open, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
While both players were being tested during the changeover, Draper, a 22-year-old British player and No. 25 seed, was using a vacuum cleaner to clean up the green behind the baseline where she had vomited.
Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts after breaking the serve of Jack Draper of Great Britain during the men's singles semifinals at the U.S. Open, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
It was reminiscent of when Pete Sampras spat out his lunch during his win over Alex Corretja in the 1996 U.S. Open, making for an unusual scene at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, when temperatures were in the high 70s and humidity exceeded 60 percent.
Sinner won the Australian Open in January and will seek a second major championship on Sunday when he takes on Taylor Fritz and Francis Tiafoe, who he met in Friday night's U.S. semifinal.
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In the women's competition, American Jessica Pegula will face Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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