Jack Draper vs Jannik Sinner LIVE: Latest US Open tennis results and updates as the British No.1 tries to reach the final

Jack Draper remembers Jannik Sinner being the weakest link on the court in their first match, but the British number one knows things will be different in the US Open semi-finals.

Draper became the first Briton to reach the semi-finals in New York since Andy Murray did so on his way to the 2012 title when he defeated Alex de Minaur on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old's breakthrough was helped by the early exit of Carlos Alcaraz, but now he faces the toughest of all tasks in an exciting semi-final on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday: He will compete against the world number one.

“Let the best man win,” shouted Frances Tiafoe as he fought in a direct duel with Taylor Fritz for the trophy of becoming the first American to reach the final of the US Open since 2006.

“When I play really bad or whatever, and he does the same thing or vice versa, I think we always push each other,” Tiafoe said.

Jessica Pegula celebrated an impressive comeback and reached her first Grand Slam final at the US Open.

The sixth-seeded American looked set to be eliminated as Karolina Muchova won seven straight matches to lead by a set and a break in the semifinals on Arthur Ashe Court.

But she fought back in superb fashion to claim a 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory that keeps home hopes of a second consecutive American victory in New York alive.

Pegula wants to follow in the footsteps of last year's winner Coco Gauff, but will have to learn this the hard way, as she will face the clear favorite Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday.

For a player who had previously lost her last six quarterfinals on the biggest stage, it is a chance to win her first Grand Slam title.

A quick summary of the results of yesterday’s women’s semi-final…

The Belarusian, who finished second behind Coco Gauff last season, is considered the clear favorite this year after knocking out local favorite Emma Navarro in the semifinals.

Sabalenka beat the 13th seed 6-3, 7-6 (2) to reach her fourth Grand Slam exhibition match, where she will face another American, Jessica Pegulain, in the final.

Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner will face each other in the men's semifinals of the US Open on Friday, September 6. Play begins at 20:00 BST (15:00 New York).

The second semifinal, an all-American affair between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, begins at midnight (7 p.m. local time).

The US Open will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis for two weeks and both matches will be broadcast on the channel. Subscribers can stream the match online via the Sky Sports Go app and website.

Draper, the British number one, is playing the tennis of his life at Flushing Meadows. He reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament without dropping a set for the first time and his dismantling of number 10 seed Alex de Minaur was another sign of his intent.

But now the challenge is getting tougher, with world number one Sinner standing in his way. The pair are similar in age – Draper is 22, Sinner 23 – and have met many times on the junior tour, but their professional careers have collided only once, at the Queen's Club in 2021, when Draper won 7-6, 7-6.

Sinner, who won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January, was not at his best when he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals in what he described as a “strange” match that saw the two trade 1-6 sets halfway through the four-set clash.

Good evening and welcome to The Independent Coverage of the men's singles semifinals at the US Open.

British top scorer Jack Draper is hoping to make it to the first Grand Slam of his career when he takes on world number one Jannik Sinner at around 8:00 p.m. (CEST).

And what follows is an all-American clash between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, with an American guaranteed to be in the final for the first time since Andy Roddick in 2006.

We have all the latest developments, updates and reactions here.