The final set of the first Slam final for a US player since the Davis-Boltzmann final in 2003, when Andy Roddick lost to Roger Federer
He took over in the fourth set. It was because of the nerves that he felt about the finish line that he cramped up and betrayed him, as he knew he was about to play for the title.
The last significant highlight for Fritz was the overhead winner that got him to 15-30 in the third set, when he screamed into the air and made a loud noise. There were people all around applauding and shouting. Thousands in the seats went wild after he celebrated in the same fashion after he earned a break point. Sinner was in front 4-3 when he double-faulted.
In 2003 Andy Roddick became the last man from the US to win a Slam title. The last before Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, to even contest a final at one of the four biggest tournaments in tennis also was Roddick, who lost to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009.
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The boxes that the players used seemed to reflect their contrasting personality. The coach of Venus Williams who worked with her many years, as well as another American, would accompany the player and mark important moments by shaking a fist or nodding while on the sideline.
He got his left wrist massaged after falling during a point he managed to win; Draper needed medical attention after vomiting twice in a game with the temperature in the high 70s and the humidity above 60%. During that break in the action, a vacuum was used to clear the ground behind the baseline and finish the cleaning job Draper, a 22-year-old from Britain, tried to do himself by wiping his, um, mess with a towel.
“So many big wins for me this season,” said Sinner, who took full advantage of Week 1 exits by Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. “But the work never stops.”
The No. 12-seeded Fritz’s seventh victory in eight professional meetings against No. 20 Tiafoe earned a showdown against No. 1 Jannik Sinner for the championship on Sunday.
There was a burst of clapping right before the initial point, a curtain-raiser befitting the show about to unfold. Once the contest got going, maybe the momentum shifts made it tough to choose between a pair of close pals who’ve known each other since they were playing tournaments for kids younger than 14.
NEW YORK — When Taylor Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, and Frances Tiafoe, a 26-year-old from Maryland, strode under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights Friday night for the first U.S. Open semifinal matching two American men in 19 years, the crowd might have been forgiven for not knowing which to support.
The first set Jannik lost at the U.S. Open was after he had been cleared in a drug case, and nobody knew about it.
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He won his second Grand Slam trophy, preventing a 12th man from ending the longest title streak for American men in 21 years.
It is amazing to be an American at a tennis tournament. Feeling the love all week. During the trophy ceremony, Fritz thanked everyone. I am sorry I couldn’t get it done this time, I know we have been waiting for a champion for a long time. I will keep working and I hope to get it at the next one.
The U.S. tennis team reached the semifinals for the first time since 2003 with two women and two men from the country. The womens final was won Saturday by Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
Sinner improved to 55-5 with a tour-high six titles in 2024. Hard courts are used at both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open. He’s the first man since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win his first two Grand Slam trophies in the same season.
The world was told on August 20 that Sinner had tested positive for a banned steroid in March but was cleared because he used a massage to get the banned substance into his system.
While some players wondered whether he was accorded special treatment, most believed he wasn’t trying to dope. And the U.S. Open’s fans never gave him a hard time.
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Sinner mentioned that an aunt of his is in poor health and that they just went by day by day. I know how important the mental part is in this tournament.
On a warm day under a nearly cloudless sky, he had a home-court advantage. Some fans in a celebrity-filled crowd that also included Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end, traded chants of ‘U-S-A!’ between games or rose whenever the quarterback picked up a crucial point.
He generally asserts himself during matches in what perhaps is best described as a rather casual way. His style is less spectacular than solid, less magical than metronomic. He used his long limbs and squeaking, sliding sneakers, and usually succeeding, to get to everything before shooting his high-speed shot.
Neither player seemed interested in playing forward Sunday unless forced to, instead opting for their forehand and backhands from the back of the court.
He put 36% of his first serves in, delivered only two aces — a total exceeded in the initial game of the second set alone — and wound up with more than twice as many unforced errors (12) as winners (five).