Jannik Sinner has reached the final of the US Open for the very first time after his win over Jack Draper.
Jessica Pegula has been trying to replicate Sinner, such has been his superb displays on the court throughout the entire year.
Sinner won his maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year, and is now aiming to close out his major season with another trophy at the US Open.
In a gruelling semi-final, the world number one overcame a determined Draper 7-5, 7-6(7-3), 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Boris Becker praised Draper after his exit, with the Briton having enjoyed his most successful Grand Slam run ever.
Jannik Sinner breaks Roger Federer record after reaching US Open final
Sinner will now meet Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, with the American having defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe in their semi-final clash.
Fritz becomes the first American man in 15 years to reach a Grand Slam singles final, but Sinner has now achieved a superb record of his own.
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As per OptaAce, since the Australian Open switched from grass in 1988, Sinner is the youngest player to reach the men’s singles final at the Australian Open and US Open in a calendar year, aged 23y 21d.
The Italian world number one has now surpassed the legendary Roger Federer, who achieved the feat aged 23y 34d in 2004, with the Swiss icon winning both events that year, and indeed Wimbledon.
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Sinner kick-started his majors year in style with an Australian Open victory, coming from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev.
He did, however, decline in the following Grand Slams, with the Italian suffering semi-final and quarter-final exits at the French Open and Wimbledon respectively.
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Sinner then decided to skip the Olympics, which looks certain to have been a wise decision given his run to the US Open final.
Moreover, Olympic finalists Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz both suffered early exits at Flushing Meadows after going all the way in Paris.
Sinner could previously not get beyond the quarter-finals of the US Open, but he now has the chance to put that misery behind him against Fritz.
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