Jannik Sinner is the 2024 US Open champion, popping out on high in a comparatively one-sided ultimate in opposition to Taylor Fritz.
Heading into the ultimate, Sinner was the overwhelming betting favorite, and he lived as much as expectations, enjoying cleanly all through to safe a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 win in 2 hours and 17 minutes.
Whereas Fritz competed nicely, I can’t consider a single space the place he beats Sinner. Possibly his second serve presents a bit extra selection, however he performs the same however inferior type to Jannik, so I’m unsure how he wins outdoors Sinner having a foul day.
Match Stats
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Jannik Sinner
Taylor Fritz
Aces
6
10
Double Faults
5
4
1st Serve Share
51%
59%
1st Serve Factors Received
88% (38/43)
68% (36/53)
2nd Serve Factors Received
48% (20/42)
43% (16/37)
Break Factors Saved
71% (5/7)
50% (6/12)
1st Return Factors Received
32% (17/53)
12% (5/43)
2nd Return Factors Received
57% (21/37)
52% (22/42)
Break Factors Transformed
50% (6/12)
29% (2/7)
Winners
23
29
Unforced Errors
21
34
Web Factors Received
62% (8/13)
68% (13/19)
Max Factors In Row
7
5
Service Factors Received
68% (58/85)
58% (52/90)
Return Factors Received
42% (38/90)
32% (27/85)
Whole Factors Received
55% (96/175)
45% (79/175)
Max Video games In Row
5
3
Service Video games Received
87% (13/15)
63% (10/16)
Return Video games Received
38% (6/16)
13% (2/15)
Whole Video games Received
61% (19/31)
39% (12/31)
Highlights
Trophy Presentation
Press Conferences
Ideas on the Last
So the wait goes on for a homegrown Grand Slam champion on the US Open as Jannik Sinner confirmed he’s firmly the person to beat on arduous courts.
Sinner has mastered exact and immaculate baseline hitting, and together with his much-improved serve in comparison with a few years in the past, it isn’t simple to get on high of him. He makes only a few errors, so that you’re definitely not going to beat him by making an attempt to out-hit him from the baseline a la Fritz.
For many of the ultimate, outdoors the primary few video games, which had been a little bit of a rollercoaster, the place he misplaced three straight video games after main 2-0, Sinner was in management.
It was solely a quick second when Fritz, buoyed by the gang’s help, grabbed a 5-3 lead within the third set to doubtlessly make it fascinating. Nevertheless, he couldn’t shut out the set, and Sinner capitalised by successful 4 consecutive video games to safe the championship.
With this triumph, Sinner grew to become solely the fourth man to win each the Australian Open and the US Open in the identical hard-court season, and he’s additionally the primary Italian man ever to assert the US Open title.
I discovered the ultimate fairly boring. Each gamers’ hitting was quick & livid and required excessive talent, however there was little in the way in which of creativeness or mixing it up.
Sinner threw in a few drop photographs in the direction of the tip, however outdoors of that, there was nothing, and he wasn’t even the participant that wanted to; he was in his consolation zone.
In fact, it’s simpler stated than accomplished to start out mixing it up, particularly when it’s not in your repertoire. Fritz made the ultimate enjoying nice baseline tennis and got here near successful that third set utilizing the identical recreation plan, however you felt he needed to throw in one thing a bit completely different to unsettle Sinner.
I additionally assume that Sinner does have the doping cloud over him. Sure, it appears to be like as if he didn’t do something fallacious, however the entire thing being lined up, the double requirements in comparison with different gamers, and the shortage of transparency round all of it means there are query marks subsequent to the win however everybody appears to have forgotten all about it already.
This title for me means a lot; the final interval of my profession was not simple. There may be my group who helps me every single day, the people who find themselves near me. I really like tennis, I practise loads for these form of levels, however off the courtroom there’s a life. I wish to dedicate this title to my aunt who is admittedly not feeling nicely well being smart. I don’t know the way a lot I’ll nonetheless have her in my life. It’s so good I can nonetheless share a optimistic second along with her. So many massive wins for me this season, beginning off with Australia. Enjoying so nicely there gave me confidence. The work by no means stops. I do know I can nonetheless enhance, as we noticed at this time, a few issues. However you need to be proud with what you’ve and the remaining you need to work for it. I can’t await my continued course of. Sinner on successful his 2nd Grand Slam.
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