Jannik Sinner crashed Taylor Fritz’s American get together by successful his maiden US Open title in straight units at Flushing Meadows in New York on Sunday.
The Italian world No 1 grew to become simply the fourth man to win the Australian Open and US Open on onerous 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 rare yr with a serious 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 change into the primary male American champion of the US Open since Andy Roddick received in 2003.
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 stage 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.
The highest seed solely required one break to shut out the second set. The Twelfth-seeded Fritz had been damaged solely 9 occasions in his first six matches at Flushing Meadows.
Sinner turned the third set round after trying in deep trouble when he was two factors away from dropping it.
He silenced Fritz and the gang to change into the primary Italian males’s singles champion in US Open historical past.
Celebrities in attendance
Taylor Swift watched one other Taylor carry out as she attended the ultimate with boyfriend Travis Kelce, 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 carrying a crimson, white and blue bandana.
Pals star Courteney Cox waved to followers carrying sun shades, whereas Vogue editor Anna Wintour was seated beside actor Eddie Redmayne together with Dustin Hoffman.
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