No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets past Tommy Paul to set up a quarterfinal against Daniil Medvedev NBC Bay Area [Video]

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals by shaking off a slow start and coming through in the clutch at the end of tiebreakers that decided the first two sets, then pulling away to get past No. 14 Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Monday night.

Sinner — two weeks removed from being cleared in a doping case stemming from two positive tests in March — moved into a showdown against 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev, the last past winner at Flushing Meadows still in the men’s field.

Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy, claimed his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January by defeating Medvedev in five sets in the final after dropping the first two. They also met in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in July, and Medvedev won that one.

Against Paul, Sinner was not at his best at the outset, falling behind by a …