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Watch: Tearful Jannik Sinner Dedicates US Open Title To Seriously Ill Aunt

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 Sweeps To US Open Title For Second Grand Slam Triumph

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.

"Let Lot Of People Down": Taylor Fritz After Losing US Open Final

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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Fritz fears he let down American fans with US Open defeat

NEW YORK : Taylor Fritz enjoyed his deepest major run at the U.S. Open but said he felt as though he let American fans down after losing in the final, unable to end a long U.S. men's Grand Slam drought when he fell to top seed Jannik Sinner on Sunday.

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