"That's not true": Jannik Sinner responds to Jack Draper's 'too nice' comment after US Open semifinal triumph

World number one Jannik Sinner has responded to Britain’s young tennis star Jack Draper after he commented that the biggest weakness of the young Italian is that he is ‘too nice’. The 23-year-old is already regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category, along with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.

On the other hand, Draper has also been regarded as one of the most talented players currently playing in men’s tennis. He also has the advantage of being a left-hander. Both players faced each other in the semifinal of the US Open, where Sinner came out on top in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 7-6, 6-2. Talking after the match, the Sutton-born was asked what is the biggest weakness of the Italian, to which he responded by stating that he is ‘too nice’.

Sinner, while talking to the media, responded to that comment by stating that it is not ‘true’. The reigning world number one highlighted the reason which led Draper to say that both are good friends off the court and even played as a doubles pair in the past as well.

“No, that's not true,” said the San Candido-born. “We know each other very well. We had a chance to play doubles together. We give ourselves sometimes some tactical, you know, for example, when he has to play against certain players, you know, sometimes if he asks me, I give him couple of things trying to play against. Obviously, I know I'm righty and he's lefty, so it's completely different. Yeah, I feel like we are both very nice off the court. We are good friends. On the court, then we try to play some good tennis, and I think that's also what the crowd wants to see. So it's good.”

Sinner, who will be playing in his first-ever US Open final, will face America’s Taylor Fritz on Sunday. The 26-year-old defeated fellow countryman Frances Tiafoe in a five-set thriller with a score of 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.