US Open: American Fritz falls short in final vs. Sinner

There won’t be an American winner in singles competition at the 2024 US Open. Home favorite Taylor Fritz made it all the way to the final, but he ran up against top seed Jannik Sinner and ultimately fell to the Italian on Sunday. Sinner won the match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

Sinner’s victory over Fritz, the 12th seed, took three sets and means Andy Roddick remains the last American man to win the tournament. Roddick won the US Open in 2003, and was the last American man to make a Grand Slam final (Wimbledon, 2009) before Fritz bested his countryman Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.

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