Jannik Sinner wins the US Open in front of prominent eyes

“This title means so much to me. The last phase of my career was not easy,” said Sinner, dedicating the title to his sick aunt: “I love tennis. I train a lot for these games. But I also know that off the court.” “A life is waiting,” said Sinner. His greatest wish is “the best health for everyone. Unfortunately, that is not possible.”

Meanwhile, Fritz missed out on becoming the first American since Andy Roddick in 2003 to triumph in front of his home crowd. He is left with 1.8 million US dollars in prize money and a jump into the top ten of the world rankings. The 26-year-old still has to wait for his first major title. “It was an incredible two weeks. Jannik played a great match,” said Fritz, before turning to the fans: “You’ve been waiting a long time for a champion. Sorry that I didn’t make it this time. But I’ll keep working.”

Sinner, on the other hand, was the first fourth man after Mats Wilander, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to complete the hard court double with victories in New York and Melbourne within a calendar year. Sinner is also unbeaten in eleven matches on the tour. Before the last Grand Slam of the year, the 23-year-old also triumphed in the dress rehearsal in Cincinnati.

He added another chapter of success to his impressive and turbulent history this year. Along with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, he is considered the future of the sport, even though the positive doping tests that became public shortly before the start of the tournament caused turmoil in the tennis scene.

Sinner tested positive twice for the banned steroid Clostebol in March. He only managed to avoid a long ban after he was able to demonstrate that he had been innocently contaminated by his physiotherapist. In New York, Sinner struggled with the hustle and bustle, especially at the beginning – but after a convincing performance, he took the crown.