Jannik Sinner swept 3 sets to 0 with partial scores of 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Taylor Fritz with an intense game from the back of the court to be crowned men’s champion US Open (US Open)just three weeks after being exonerated in a doping case.
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The 23-year-old Italian won his second trophy Grand Slam of his nascent career – the other coming at the Australian Open in January – and thwarted 12th-seeded Fritz’s bid to end a 21-year American men’s major title drought.
The consecration of Andy Roddick in Flushing Meadows In 2003 it was the last Slam title won by a man of USA.
Sinner reached 11 matches in his winning streak, improving to 55-5 and leading the ATP tour with six titles in 2024. His record is 35-2 on hard courts, the surface on which both the Australian Open like the US Open. He is also the first man since the Argentine Guillermo Vilas In 1977 he won his first two Grand Slam trophies in the same season, something that the extraordinary Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer they never got.
Sinner dedicates the title to his sick aunt
Jannik Sinner dedicated the second Grand Slam of his career to an aunt who is experiencing health problems.
“I love tennis. I train a lot for these kinds of scenarios. But I also realise that there is a life beyond the court,” said the Italian tennis player after finishing the final in New York.
I would like to dedicate this title to my aunt. She is not well in terms of health. I don’t know how much longer I will have her in my life. It is very nice that I can still share positive moments with her. She is a very important person in my life. If I could have a wish, I would wish the best of health to everyone. Unfortunately, that is not possible.
US Open achieves record attendance
The US Open closed its 2024 edition on Sunday with record attendance and surpassing one million visitors for the first time.
In total, one million 48 thousand 669 people attended the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, According to the data provided by the organization, counting the two weeks of the main draw and the previous one dedicated to the preliminary rounds and special activities for fans.
This figure represents an 8% increase compared to 2023. In the main draw, the number of visitors this year was 832,640 people, also a new record for the tournament. Flushing Meadows.
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