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Jannik Sinner Becomes First Italian Man To Reach US Open Final

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Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final on Friday while Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe battled to become the first American man in a Grand Slam final in 15 years.

Australian Open champion Sinner defeated an ailing Jack Draper of Britain 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in the semi-finals. Fritz or Tiafoe will be the Italian's opponent for the title on Sunday as they try to end their country's 21-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion. "Jack and I know each other very well, we are great friends off court," said Sinner, who unleashed 43 winners in the match where he also injured his wrist in a nasty fall. "It was a very physical match.

He's so tough to beat so I'm excited to be in the final." In a gruelling three-hour match, Draper, the first British man in the semi-finals since Andy Murray won the title in 2012, was eventually undone by 10 double faults and 43 unforced errors as well as his illness. "In the final, it will be a very tough challenge whoever I play," added 23-year-old Sinner. "I'm happy to be in that position because if you are in the final on a Sunday it means you are doing an amazing job." World number 25 Draper arrived in his first Grand Slam semi-final having only been broken three times in five rounds and not having dropped a set.

However, Sinner started eating into that streak with a break for a 4-3 lead, quickly wiped out by the Briton. Draper was broken again on the back of his sixth double fault in the 11th game before the Italian top seed served it out with a love game.

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A tearful Jannik Sinner dedicated his US Open title victory on Sunday to his aunt, who he revealed is battling serious ill health, admitting: "I don't know how much longer I will have her in my life". World number one Sinner, 23, clinched his second Grand Slam title of the season when he swept aside Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 before fighting back tears on the trophy podium. "I love tennis, I practice a lot for these stages but I realise that there is also a life away from the tennis courts and I would like to dedicate this to my aunt who is not feeling well," said Sinner.
Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he swept aside Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years. World number one Sinner, who won his maiden Slam at the Australian Open in January, became the first Italian man to triumph in New York with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory. For 23-year-old Sinner, it was a 55th match win of the season and sixth title. After his 21-year-old rival Carlos Alcaraz pocketed the French Open and Wimbledon titles to take his majors collection to four, the two men have cemented their places as the powerhouses of tennis's new era.
Taylor Fritz believes he "let a lot of people down" after failing in his dream to become the first American man in 21 years to capture a Grand Slam title. Fritz was outclassed by world number one Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in Sunday's US Open final. Andy Roddick, in New York in 2003, remains the last US man to win a Grand Slam title. "I'm pretty upset with how I played. I feel like I almost let a lot of people down," admitted the 26-year-old Fritz.
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Unggulan teratas Jannik Sinner keluar sebagai pemenang US Open 2024. Petenis Italia itu mengalahkan unggulan 12 Taylor Fritz straight set di final.
Jannik Sinner let his tennis do the talking as he won the US Open for the first time.

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