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World No. 1 earns second major crown of 2024 in New York
September 08, 2024
Jannik Sinner in first-set action against Taylor Fritz during Sunday's US Open final.
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Jannik Sinner in first-set action against Taylor Fritz during Sunday's US Open final.
By Andy West
The wait goes on for a home men’s singles champion at the US Open thanks to a championship-match masterclass from Jannik Sinner.

The 23-year-old Italian delivered a typically high-quality display on Sunday afternoon at the hard-court major to earn a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 triumph against Taylor Fritz. A buoyant atmosphere greeted the two players inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Fritz stepped on court as the first American men’s singles finalist since 2006, but Sinner punctured it with a cool, controlled display of precise serving and clean baseline hitting.

Fritz competed well in his maiden Grand Slam championship match, but Sinner nonetheless assumed control for much of the pair’s third Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting. The greatest moment of peril for the top seed came when Fritz channelled his fervent home support to move 5-3 ahead in the third set, but the American was unable to serve out as Sinner reeled off four straight games to seal victory.


With his two-hour, 16-minute win, 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. The 23-year-old No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings is also the first Italian men’s singles champion in event history, and only the second Italian singles champion overall after Flavia Pennetta’s 2015 women’s singles triumph.

Sinner’s title run in New York is the latest chapter of his stunning 2024, during which he has won a Tour-leading six titles and racked up a 55-5 record. After prevailing in Sunday’s clash with Fritz, the Italian extended his winning streak to 10 matches, having clinched an ATP Masters 1000 crown in Cincinnati prior to the US Open.

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An authoritative forehand winner from Sinner on the first point of the match en route to an opening break of serve set the tone in New York. Although Fritz reclaimed the break to level at 2-2, the World No. 1 continued to dictate proceedings in the first set.

Sinner’s intent to move Fritz from side to side and not allow him to stand and deliver from middle of court was clear from the first game. With Fritz landing just 38 per cent (11/29) of first serves in the opening set, the Italian broke the American’s delivery again in the seventh and ninth games to ease ahead.

Although Fritz found better rhythm behind his serve, so often his biggest weapon, in the second set, he was undone by a sloppy 11th game in which Sinner carved out the first break points of the set at 15/40. The Italian needed just one, as he arrowed a backhand down the line that forced Fritz to net to move within one set of the trophy.

Then came Sinner’s third-set comeback, one which ensured he remained unbeaten in tour-level finals in 2024 (6-0). As Fritz netted a forehand on championship point, Sinner raised his arms to the sky after becoming the first No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings to win the US Open since Rafael Nadal in 2017.

Italian wins first two majors in same season
September 08, 2024
Jannik Sinner defeats Taylor Fritz on Sunday in the US Open final to claim his second major title.
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Jannik Sinner defeats Taylor Fritz on Sunday in the US Open final to claim his second major title.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner has accomplished a feat that had not been done in 47 years.

Sinner became the third man in the Open Era to claim his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season. The Italian defeated Taylor Fritz on Sunday to lift the US Open trophy, adding to his Australian Open title from January.

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Some of the best players in history — including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi — did not win their first two majors in the same season. The last player who did was Guillermo Vilas, who emerged victorious at Roland Garros and the US Open in 1977.

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Entering the year, Sinner had reached just one semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament. This year he tallied a 23-2 record at the majors.

Jimmy Connors won his first three Grand Slam titles in 1974, when he triumphed at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

Only three other players have won the Australian Open and US Open on hard court in the same season. Djokovic and Federer both did it three times and Mats Wilander achieved the feat in 1988.

More than 30 years have passed since a similar plunder by young players
September 08, 2024

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By ATP Staff
For years, tennis fans watched in awe as the ‘Big Three’— Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer— ruled the sport with an iron grip. They dominated the majors, amassing 66 titles from 81 Grand Slam tournaments between Federer’s 2003 Wimbledon triumph to Djokovic’s latest victory at the 2023 US Open.

The constant question looming over the sport has been when the reign of these titans would end. Has it arrived?

The 20-time major champion Federer retired in 2022, the same season Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros crown, his most recent Slam title. Though the 38-year-old Spaniard is still competing, he has been significantly hindered by injuries, having competed in just seven events — including just one major — this season.

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And then there is Djokovic, who won three of the four majors in 2023, claimed this year’s Paris Olympics gold medal and is still in the Top 5 of the PIF ATP Rankings at age 37. But the 24-time major champion suffered a shocking third-round defeat to Alexei Popyrin in New York, ensuring that the Serbian will end the season without a major trophy for the first time since 2017.

With 23-year-old Jannik Sinner claiming his second Slam title at Flushing Meadows, this season marks only the third time — and the first since 1993 — that the four majors were won by players aged 23-and-under (Open Era).

The Italian, who strengthened his claim as World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings with the title, and Carlos Alcaraz have equally split the 2024 majors. Is this tug of war battle the next chapter in their thrilling Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry?

1993: The last time the four majors were won by players 23-and-under

Player Tournament Age
Jim Courier Australian Open 22 years, five months
Sergi Bruguera Roland Garros 22 years, four months
Pete Sampras Wimbledon 21 years, 10 month
Pete Sampras US Open 22 years, one month*1974 marked the first time the four majors were won by players 23-and-under
En route to Sinner’s maiden major title at the Australian Open, he shocked 10-time champion Djokovic in the semi-finals and then rallied from two-sets-to-love down in the title match against Daniil Medvedev.

By winning the US Open, Sinner is the first player since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to add to his first major title with a second crown the same season.

Alcaraz, 21, won the season’s other two majors, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, becoming the youngest man to earn a major trophy on all three surfaces — clay, hard and grass.

The World No. 3 successfully defended his Wimbledon title by defeating seven-time champion Djokovic in the final for a second consecutive year, though this year’s win was in straight sets compared to 2023’s dramatic five-setter.

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Alcaraz, a four-time major champion, became just the sixth man in the Open Era to win the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double in the same year, joining Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Federer and Djokovic on that elite list.

This year could prove to be a seismic shift in the changing of the guard at the top of men’s tennis. Sinner and Alcaraz are two generational talents who have firmly planted themselves among the record books.

Did You Know?
Sinner and Alcaraz are both former champions at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, where they triumphed aged 18 (Sinner in 2019, Alcaraz in 2021).