World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz to win the U.S. Open and declare his second Grand Slam title of the 12 months.
The Italian Sinner, who received his first Grand Slam title on the Australian Open in January, withstood an assault by American twelfth seed Fritz within the closing seconds to win 6-3 6 -4 7 -5 wins.
Solely 19 days till announcement He has been cleared of any wrongdoing After testing constructive twice for banned substances in March.
The 23-year-old raised his arms and appeared to the sky, changing into the primary participant since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win his first two Grand Slam titles in the identical season.
He was additionally the primary Italian to win a singles title at Flushing Meadows.
Sinner mentioned the championship “means so much as a result of the final a part of my profession was not straightforward,” earlier than tearing up and dedicating the win to his aunt.
He mentioned: “My aunt’s well being isn’t superb and I do not know the way lengthy she will dwell with me.”
“It is good that I can nonetheless share these moments together with her. She was an essential particular person in my life and nonetheless is.
“If I might make one want, I would want for everybody to be in good well being, however sadly that is not doable.”
In the meantime, Freese did not develop into the primary American males’s Grand Slam singles champion in 21 years.
Watching from the stands was Andy Roddick, the final American to raise a significant singles trophy when he received the 2003 U.S. Open.
“I do know we have been ready for a championship for a very long time, so I am sorry it did not occur this time,” Fritz mentioned.
