Briton Jack Draper vomited several times on the court during his semi-final against world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner from Italy at the US Open. The 22-year-old was obviously not feeling well in the second set and cleaned the court with a towel afterwards.
In humid conditions, Draper tried to cool himself down when changing sides by putting ice towels around his neck and thighs and blowing cold air from a hose. The world number 25 entered the semifinals of the Grand Slam tournament in New York as a big underdog. After two sets, he is trailing 5:7, 6:7 (3:7) and is facing elimination.
Sinner also had problems. When running back at 4:4 in the second set, he fell on his left wrist and had to be treated like Draper.
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