Man United fan Jack Draper throws up on court during US Open semi-final against Jannik Sinner
In a gruelling semi-final at the US Open, British No. 1 Jack Draper was seen struggling on court as he vomited during his match against Jannik Sinner.
Throughout the second set, Manchester United fan Draper was visibly in distress and summoned the doctor before he ended up vomiting on the court, taking it upon himself to clean up the mess.
The chair umpire seemed inclined to let the doctor attend to Draper ahead of schedule, but the Brit opted to wait until the next changeover.
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After conceding the first set, Draper was locked in an intense battle during the second, with the first three games dragging on for 28 minutes before reaching a changeover, all while Draper faced relentless pressure on his serve.
Draper, who has previously had difficulties in hot and humid conditions, encountered the same challenges during Friday's semi-final. While Sinner was serving at 3-4, Draper appeared to be sick after the first point, and his condition deteriorated rapidly, reports the Express.
At deuce, Draper was unable to hold back and vomited on the baseline as he prepared to return serve. "Oh, there we go," remarked Jonathan Overend during Sky Sports commentary.
Tim Henman offered his insight, saying: "Sometimes when it's humid as it obviously is with all the sweat. You can almost drink too much water and it sits in your stomach and I think that's twice that Draper has vomited."
The world No. 25 then took his towel from its box and began cleaning up the vomit himself, prompting Overend to add sympathetically: "Poor guy. I mean, you feel like that, that's happening, you've got to clear it up yourself you've got to carry on playing against the world No. 1."
The second set eventually went to a tie-break, but it was Sinner who prevailed, taking a commanding two set lead at the time of writing.