Taylor Fritz edges Alexander Zverev to end USA's long wait for ATP finalist
Taylor Fritz edged past Alexander Zverev to become the first American to reach the title match at the ATP Finals for nearly 20 years.
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Taylor Fritz Beats Alexander Zverev, Through To ATP Finals Title Decider
Taylor Fritz reached the ATP Finals title decider on Saturday by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) at the season-ending event in Turin. Fritz will face either world number one Jannik Sinner or Casper Ruud in Sunday's showdown where he will bid to become the first American since Pete Sampras in 1999 to claim the title. James Blake, in 2006, was the last US man to make the final. Fritz could yet have the chance to gain revenge on Sinner for being beaten in the US Open final following a gruelling match in northern Italy.
Fritz battles past Zverev to reach ATP Finals title decider
Taylor Fritz reached the ATP Finals title decider on Saturday by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) at the season-ending event in Turin.
Sinner ready to crash Fritz's American party in US Open final
NEW YORK : Jannik Sinner will hope to block out a rocking home crowd on Sunday when he faces Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows, where the 12th seed will be bidding to become the first American man in 21 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Sinner downs Draper in ' very physical match' to reach 1st career U.S. Open final
There they both sat in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal on a humid afternoon Friday, simultaneously receiving treatment from trainers: Jannik Sinner got his left wrist massaged after falling during a point he managed to win; Jack Draper needed medical attention after vomiting twice.
Winningest American-born tennis players: Williams, Sampras - ESPN
The 2024 US Open will have its first American player in the men's final since Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer in 2006. Following their semifinal match on Friday, either Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe will try to become the first American man to win the competition since Roddick in 2003.
U.S men ready to end years of frustration with All-American semi-final battle
NEW YORK : Whether Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe win Friday's semi-final clash at the U.S. Open, the match will give the host nation plenty to shout about as one of them will get a shot at finally ending the United States' 21-year men's Grand Slam drought.
Who has won the US Open? All-time tennis singles winners - ESPN
Coco Gauff won the US Open women's singles title in 2023 at age 19, becoming the youngest American champion at the event since Serena Williams in 1999. The victory marked the first Grand Slam title of Gauff's career, kicking off a busy year for the young tennis star. Gauff later became the first tennis player to be an Olympic flag-bearer for the United States at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. She also earned her first Wheaties box cover this year.