Sinner and Draper set-up semi-final showdown

Jannik Sinner said playing Jack Draper will be 'a tough match' as the pair prepare for the US Open semi-final

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00:00Yeah, we know each other quite well, so it's kind of interesting to see, you know.

00:08It's going to be a tough match. He hasn't lost one set yet.

00:12He's playing great, he's serving great.

00:14I saw the match today, he's hitting very, very strong, so it's going to be a tough match.

00:18But I'm looking forward to it and hopefully it's going to be a good match.

00:22I'd say last year was a real turning point for me,

00:26when I had my injury setbacks and taking a lot of time off over the summer because of my shoulder injury.

00:34I had to watch all these young, amazing players winning amazing tournaments

00:42and playing on the biggest stages in the world.

00:44I felt like I just wasn't doing enough to get to that point myself.

00:50This is not an overnight thing for me.

00:53I've believed for a long time that I'm putting in the work and doing the right things.

01:00I knew that my time would come and I didn't know when it would be,

01:03but hopefully from here I can do a lot of amazing things and I'm very proud of myself.