World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has defeated Daniil Medvedev, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, to not only reach the semifinals of the US Open for the first time in his career, but to achieve a major first.
Having already been to at least the semifinals of the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Sinner has now reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in his career.
The Italian, who was born in 2001, isn’t just the first man born in the 2000s to complete the career set of Grand Slam semifinals, he’s actually the first man born since 1990 to achieve the feat.
He’s the fourth active man to do it, too.
ACTIVE MEN TO REACH ALL FOUR GRAND SLAM SEMIFINALS:
~ Novak Djokovic [11 SFs at Australian Open, 12 SFs at Roland Garros, 13 SFs at Wimbledon, 13 SFs at US Open]
~ Rafael Nadal [7 SFs at Australian Open, 15 SFs at Roland Garros, 8 SFs at Wimbledon, 8 SFs at US Open]
~ Marin Cilic [2 SFs at Australian Open, 1 SF at Roland Garros, 1 SF at Wimbledon, 2 SFs at US Open]
~ Jannik Sinner [1 SF at Australian Open, 1 SF at Roland Garros, 1 SF at Wimbledon, 1 SF at US Open]
Carlos Alcaraz might be next on the list—he could complete his set at the next Grand Slam event, the Australian Open, which is the only one of the four he’s yet to reach the final four at.
