Sinner storms past Fritz to win first US Open title

World number 1 Jannik Sinner stormed past Taylor Fritz to triumph nan US Open and unafraid a 2nd Grand Slam title of nan year.

Italy's Sinner, who won his first awesome title astatine nan Australian Open successful January, held disconnected a precocious complaint from American 12th seed Fritz to triumph 6-3 6-4 7-5.

It comes conscionable 19 days aft it was revealed he had been cleared of immoderate wrongdoing aft doubly testing affirmative for a banned constituent successful March.

Sinner held his arms aloft and looked up to nan entity arsenic he became nan first subordinate since Guillermo Vilas successful 1977 to triumph his first 2 Grand Slam titles successful nan aforesaid season.

He is besides nan first Italian man to triumph nan singles title astatine Flushing Meadows.

Fritz, meanwhile, was incapable to go nan first American antheral Grand Slam singles champion successful 21 years.

Andy Roddick, who was watching from nan stands, remains nan past American man to assistance a awesome singles trophy, having won nan US Open successful 2003.

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