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An inspired Jannik Sinner secured his second major of the year with a 6-3 6-4 7-5 victory over Taylor Fritz in the men’s US Open final this evening.
After seeing off Britain’s Jack Draper in Friday’s one-sided semi-final, Sinner picked up where he left off, breaking home favourite Fritz in the opening game in New York.
Fritz, the first American man in a major singles final in 15 years, battled back from going 2-0 down to make it 3-3, only for Sinner to pull away and take the first set 6-3 in emphatic fashion.
In the second, Fritz dug deep to stick with Sinner, causing the world No.1 real problems with his serve and a series of exceptional groundstrokes at a rowdy Flushing Meadows – where the likes Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi and Matthew McConaughey were in attendance.
But Sinner again proved his champion credentials with a sublime backhand down the line to break Fritz and seal the second set 6-4 with just one unforced error, taking the Italian to within touching distance of the title.
Arthur Ashe Stadium erupted as a spirited Fritz broke to take a 4-3 lead in an absorbing third set but Sinner returned the favour to make it 5-5 before breaking again to win 7-5 and get himself over the line.
The result secured Sinner the second Grand Slam title of his career, with the 23-year-old adding to his triumph over Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final back in January.
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Sinner has won six titles in total this year and becomes the youngest man to win both hard-court majors in the same season and only the fourth male player in history to achieve the feat – after Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Mats Wilander.