Jannik Sinner crashed Taylor Fritz’s American celebration by profitable his maiden US Open title in straight units at Flushing Meadows in New York on Sunday.
The Italian world No 1 turned simply the fourth man to win the Australian Open and US Open on laborious courts in the identical season – after Mats Wilander, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic – with a cushty 6-3 6-4 7-5 victory on a patriotic Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sinner has loved a unprecedented yr with a significant breakthrough in Melbourne and a Tour-leading 5 titles, together with the Cincinnati tune-up match final month. He has now racked up a exceptional 55-5 report in 2024.
Fritz had been gunning to turn into the primary male American champion of the US Open since Andy Roddick gained in 2003.
Sinner got here into the match beneath a cloud following his anti-doping scandal, the place he escaped a ban regardless of two optimistic exams in March, however he let his tennis do the speaking in New York.
Sinner delivered an authoritative forehand winner on the primary level of the match en path to a gap break of serve and, though Fritz reclaimed the break to degree at 2-2, Sinner continued to dictate proceedings as he broke the American’s supply once more within the seventh and ninth video games to take the lead.
Fritz matched his opponent toe-for-toe within the second set, till it got here to serve to remain in it at 4-5.
A few wayward pictures handed Sinner the set factors, which he took with a speared backhand down the road.
The Twelfth-seeded Fritz had been damaged solely 9 instances in his first six matches at Flushing Meadows.
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Sinner nailed with thunderous backhand to seal the second set in some fashion…
Fritz’s second got here halfway by way of the third set. After saving two break factors he then delivered a nice return recreation to interrupt Sinner’s serve.
He lastly had a raucous crowd on their ft however, as he was serving for the set, the Italian confirmed his champion mentality by breaking again.
The remainder was inevitable as he shortly reeled off two extra video games to seal a straight-sets win, turning into the primary male Italian champion in US Open historical past.
Celebrities in attendance
Taylor Swift and Travis Kielce headlined the listing of celebrities current on the US Open closing
Taylor Swift watched one other Taylor carry out as she attended the ultimate with boyfriend Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 4 days after watching his Kansas Metropolis Chiefs open their NFL season with a victory.
Rock and Roll Corridor of Famer Jon Bon Jovi was additionally noticed among the many crowd together with Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, who turned up sporting a purple, white and blue bandana.
Mates star Courteney Cox waved to followers sporting sun shades, whereas Vogue editor Anna Wintour was seated beside actor Eddie Redmayne together with Dustin Hoffman.
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