The world’s No. 1 ranked tennis participant, Jannik Sinner, proved worthy of the place on Sunday, making historical past after claiming his first profession U.S. Open title.
Sinner defeated American Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, changing into the primary Italian-born participant to win the 12 months’s fourth and remaining grand slam. With the win, he accomplished a sweep of the hard-court majors, becoming a member of a shortlist of elites.
The 23-year-old grew to become solely the fourth participant to win the Australian Open and U.S. Open in the identical 12 months since 1987. The listing consists of Mats Wilander (1988), Roger Federer (2008, 2007, 2004) and Novak Djokovic (2023, 2015, 2011), whom Sinner defeated through the semifinals spherical in Melbourne en path to his first profession grand slam title.
On the opposite aspect, Fritz — the primary American to compete for the U.S. Open title in 19 years — battled late however finally fell quick. The streak with no U.S.-born champion rises to 22 years, one thing the understandably disenchanted 26-year-old addressed after the loss.
“I do know we have been ready for a champion for a very long time, so I am sorry I could not get it carried out this time,” Fritz said via the U.S. Open. “However I am gonna preserve working and hopefully I am going to get it carried out subsequent time.”
With the No. 1 rating locked up and two grand slam titles below his belt, this will solely be the start for Sinner. This 12 months alone, the younger phenom proved able to profitable on the largest levels and overcoming defeat, having knocked off rising rival Daniil Medvedev within the U.S. Open quarterfinals after dropping to him within the semifinals at Wimbledon.
