Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
I’d not seen too much of Draper before this tournament, but I heard a radio discussion about him where it was said that he tended to run out of steam the further he went in a competition- based on what I saw of his Semi Final, that looked a valid criticism despite him not having dropped a set before yesterday.
The US Open has a strange way of distorting the rankings on that surface. It's also a strangely eery Slam imo. A lot has been made of Draper not dropping a set but that immediately questions the draw he had reaching that semi imo. On paper, there's no way he should have been there but he's shown some really gutsy performances at 22yrs. I mentioned in another post it's great for Davies Cup tennis too.

There's the usual British hyperbole about a player getting to the semis but he was very fortunate not to meet Alcaraz (a massive shock exit). As were quite a few others! Some great matches though but it's my least favourite Slam venue and overall vibe. Give me clay and grass any day.

Sinner's a really good player and there was one shot last night which was the shot of the tournament so far. It should have been a sure winner from Draper but Sinner completely neutralised Draper's left hand cross court shots. That may have been because Draper was unfit. Only time will tell. My feeling is that Draper will be like Henman in terms of career.