Top seed Sinner defeated 2021 US Open champion and two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.<\/p>\n
He will face Jack Draper for a spot in a second Grand Slam final after the British surprise package earlier stunned hobbled Australian Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 to become the first British man to reach the semis since 2012.<\/p>\n
Sinner, 23, is the only top-10 man to make the semi-finals with number 12 Taylor Fritz due to face US compatriot Frances Tiafoe, ranked 20, in Friday\u2019s other last-four duel.<\/p>\n
Sixth-ranked Pegula took advantage of an error-strewn performance from Swiatek to book a spot in her maiden Grand Slam semi-final 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n
Pegula, who had lost six previous Grand Slam quarter-finals, will take on Karolina Muchova after the unseeded Czech beat Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-1, 6-4 in the day session at Arthur Ashe stadium despite battling a \u201cbug\u201d.<\/p>\n
The losses for Swiatek and Medvedev ensured that the US Open will crown two new champions this year.<\/p>\n
Mistakes plagued 2021 champion Medvedev, who made 57 unforced errors over a topsy-turvy match against Sinner.<\/p>\n
The Russian failed to capitalise on the momentum he gained by winning the second set, losing five games straight in the third before handing Sinner a break in the fourth with an unforced error.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was strange the first two sets because whoever made the first break started to roll,\u201d said Sinner, who beat Medvedev in the Australian Open final this year before losing to him in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. \u201cIt was very tough… we knew it would be very physical.\u201d<\/p>\n
Draper powered into his first Grand Slam semi-final without having dropped a set in the tournament, having earned his first career victory over 10th seed De Minaur.<\/p>\n
The Australian battled to find his range from the start and was broken early, setting the tone for the match as he racked up the unforced errors.<\/p>\n
The Australian broke to level the second set at 4-4 only to see Draper break in the 11th game before consolidating to seize a 2-0 lead in the match.<\/p>\n
Draper\u2019s power and precision in the third set wore down De Minaur, who has been struggling with a hip issue since Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way he can spread the court, being a lefty and really move you around the court, it takes a toll on the body,\u201d De Minaur said. \u201cAccumulation of matches takes a toll as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not since Andy Murray won the title in 2012 has Britain had a representative in the men\u2019s singles semi-finals at the US Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s amazing. My first time on Arthur Ashe Stadium, it means the world to me,\u201d said Draper, who had lost three times in three meetings with De Minaur before Wednesday. \u201cI played a solid match and I feel the best, fitness-wise, that I have felt in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Draper continued an impressive summer run which saw him capture his first ATP title in Stuttgart and then defeat Carlos Alcaraz at Queen\u2019s Club.<\/p>\n
Draper sent down 11 aces among his 40 winners while forcing De Minaur to fend off 14 of 20 break points.<\/p>\n
The British player enjoys a 1-0 lead over Sinner in the pair\u2019s head-to-head record although that win at Queen\u2019s came three years ago.<\/p>\n
Pegula has now won 14 times in 15 matches on US hard courts this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally I can say I\u2019m a semi-finalist. I lost so many of these damn things,\u201d said the American after her fourth career win against Swiatek.<\/p>\n
Before Wednesday, she had lost six times at the quarter-final stage at the majors.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be through to the semi-finals,\u201d said Pegula. \u201cI thought I played a really clean match. I feel like I didn\u2019t really do anything that bad, and was able to kind of jump on her really early and I think frustrate her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swiatek, the 2022 champion, could not claim the same as she suffered service issues in the opening set and made 41 unforced errors over the match.<\/p>\n
The Pole\u2019s struggles with her serve started early and Pegula took full advantage to race out to a 4-0 lead in the first set.<\/p>\n
Swiatek looked sharper as she broke Pegula early in the second set but was unable to regain momentum with the sixth seeded American breaking back and going on to take the win.<\/p>\n
Swiatek was left to ponder an uneven season at the Grand Slams. There was the high of a fourth French Open triumph but that was sandwiched by third-round exits at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
At the Paris Olympics, played on her favourite Roland Garros courts, she had to settle for the bronze medal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to have low expectations when everybody is expecting something from you,\u201d said Swiatek. \u201cI didn\u2019t really understand why my serve wasn\u2019t working. It was hard for me to find, like, a proper solution for that. Today I just made too many mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Muchova\u2019s win over Haddad Maia came despite having to sprint to the bathroom early in the second set, a dash which caught everyone on the hop.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a problem that I wouldn\u2019t like to comment on,\u201d said the 28-year-old. \u201cI really didn\u2019t have any other choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
After losing to eventual champion Coco Gauff in the 2023 semi-finals, Muchova suffered a serious wrist injury which sidelined her until June this year.<\/p>\n
In only her sixth tournament back on tour, Muchova looked sharp early on as she grabbed a 4-0 lead over Haddad Maia before taking the opening set.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian improved in the second set and the players exchanged breaks before Muchova, after having the physio and doctor at her chair, held to reach 5-3 before taking advantage of new balls and sealing victory with an ace.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I played good in the key points, meaning when I had a breakpoint or I was serving for a game, I always pulled out a good shot, I think,\u201d Muchova said. \u201cI\u2019m happy that I managed it in two sets again. I\u2019m fighting [a] bug a little bit. I\u2019m a little sick. I hope it didn\u2019t disturb anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
A former world number eight, now ranked at 52, Muchova has yet to drop a set, knocking out two-time champion Naomi Osaka and this year\u2019s French Open and Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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