Sinner Dedicates US Open Title To Sick Aunt
Jannik Sinner defeated 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Taylor Fritz to win the 2024 U.S. Open title to end the year with two major honours.
The 23-year-old delivered a high-quality display to defeat home boy Fritz’s title dreams to continue his rise in 2024.
He has now won a Tour-leading six titles in a stunning 2024 season and has moved 2,885 points clear of his nearest challenger Alexander Zverev in the battle to claim ATP Year-End No. 1.
The Italian, who is the first man to claim his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season for 47 years, made just 21 unforced errors across three sets.
He was delighted to win his first-ever U.S Open title after a topsy turvy year.
Sinner said: “It’s nice to see for the sport some new champions. I feel like the new generation we push each other, trying to improve.
“This title for me means so much; the last period of my career was not easy. There is my team who supports me every day, the people who are close to me.
“I love tennis, I practise a lot for these kind of stages, but off the court, there is a life. I would like to dedicate this title to my aunt who is really not feeling well health wise. I don’t know how much I’ll still have her in my life. It’s so nice I can still share a positive moment with her.”
Sinner became just the fourth man to win the Australian Open and US Open on hard courts in the same season, after Mats Wilander, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Sinner Dedicates US Open Title To Sick Aunt is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
