New York | Jannik Sinner produced a brutal display of baseline power as he became the first Italian man to win the US Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 win over American Taylor Fritz in the final on Sunday (Monday AEST).
Sinner held aloft his arms in celebration after breaking Fritz to clinch the title. Cheers rang around Arthur Ashe Stadium, even though home fans had hoped to see Fritz end a 21-year US men’s Grand Slam drought.