Preview: Jannik Sinner vs Taylor Fritz – US Open men’s final 2024

Fritz volition look to daze top-seeded Sinner and go the archetypal American champion of the US Open since 2003.

Who: Jannik Sinner vs Taylor Fritz
What: US Open 2024 men’s singles final
When: Sunday, September 8 astatine 2pm section clip (18:00 GMT)
Where: Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, United States
How: Al Jazeera’s unrecorded sum begins astatine 15:00 GMT

Jannik Sinner volition anticipation to artifact retired a rocking location assemblage erstwhile helium faces Taylor Fritz successful the US Open last astatine the Arthur Ashe Stadium successful New York, wherever the 12th effect volition beryllium bidding to go the archetypal American antheral successful 21 years to triumph a Grand Slam singles title.

US fans had go accustomed to celebrating the triumphs of American men for decades, with the likes of Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi collecting 41 slams betwixt them from the 1970s to the aboriginal 2000s.

But since Andy Roddick won his sole large astatine Arthur Ashe Stadium successful 2003, American men person failed to triumph immoderate of the 4 majors. With the barren tally lasting for 82 consecutive slams, New York fans volition beryllium turning up the measurement to deafening levels connected Sunday arsenic they get down Fritz and anticipation helium tin yet drawback that losing streak.

One Final match. pic.twitter.com/lRYl4E1LlB

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2024

“I’m gonna judge that. I person my squad and my radical who are adjacent to me,” said Italian top-seed Sinner. “In my mind, I cognize that determination are galore radical watching from location from Italy, and it’s conscionable instrumentality immoderate enactment from them.”

Sinner has enjoyed an bonzer twelvemonth with a large breakthrough astatine the Australian Open and was successful apical signifier arsenic helium won the Cincinnati tune-up tourney past month.

The biggest question people implicit his chances present is whether helium damaged his wrist pursuing a autumn during the semifinal, arsenic helium braced himself with his near manus erstwhile helium fell to the court.

“The physio loosened it up precise accelerated connected court, truthful aft I felt OK successful the beginning. Then, after, it went distant by playing, which is good,” Sinner told reporters.

He volition beryllium acceptable to deploy each the weapons successful his arsenal against Fritz, who wants to defy the likelihood again aft a convincing tally done Flushing Meadows.

Fritz bushed erstwhile finalists Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev en way to the all-American semifinal, wherever helium outlasted Frances Tiafoe.

Home favourite Fritz believes his clash against Sinner volition beryllium little stressful than his brushwood with chap American Frances Tiafoe arsenic helium volition beryllium the underdog erstwhile helium meets the satellite fig one.

“I’ve ever enjoyed playing him [Sinner],” Fritz said.

The American possesses 1 of the astir lethal serves successful the athletics and sent implicit 75 aces crossed the tournament.

He is besides brimming with assurance that helium tin extremity the US men’s large drought.

“I person a feeling I’m going to travel retired and play truly good and win. When I play bully tennis, I deliberation that level is bully capable to win.”

Through to the biggest last of his vocation 🤩@Taylor_Fritz97 knocks retired Tiafoe 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1.@usopen | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/CyQGm1CbWq

— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 7, 2024

Jannik Sinner

Age: 23
Current ATP ranking: 1
US Open seeding: 1
2024 majors titles: Four
Hard tribunal win-loss ratio successful 2024: 34-2
Previous champion effect astatine US Open: Quarterfinals (2022)

Taylor Fritz

Age: 26
ATP ranking: 12
US Open seeding: 12
2024 large titles: None
Hard tribunal win-loss ratio successful 2024: 18-7
Previous champion effect astatine US Open: Quarterfinals (2023)