Jannik Sinner is the 2024 US Open champion, popping out on prime in a comparatively one-sided last in opposition to Taylor Fritz.
Heading into the ultimate, Sinner was the overwhelming betting favorite, and he lived as much as expectations, taking part in 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. Perhaps his second serve gives a bit extra selection, however he performs an analogous however inferior type to Jannik, so I’m unsure how he wins outdoors Sinner having a nasty day.
Match Stats
| Jannik Sinner | Taylor Fritz | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 10 |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 |
| 1st Serve Share | 51% | 59% |
| 1st Serve Factors Gained | 88% (38/43) | 68% (36/53) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Gained | 48% (20/42) | 43% (16/37) |
| Break Factors Saved | 71% (5/7) | 50% (6/12) |
| 1st Return Factors Gained | 32% (17/53) | 12% (5/43) |
| 2nd Return Factors Gained | 57% (21/37) | 52% (22/42) |
| Break Factors Transformed | 50% (6/12) | 29% (2/7) |
| Winners | 23 | 29 |
| Unforced Errors | 21 | 34 |
| Internet Factors Gained | 62% (8/13) | 68% (13/19) |
| Max Factors In Row | 7 | 5 |
| Service Factors Gained | 68% (58/85) | 58% (52/90) |
| Return Factors Gained | 42% (38/90) | 32% (27/85) |
| Whole Factors Gained | 55% (96/175) | 45% (79/175) |
| Max Video games In Row | 5 | 3 |
| Service Video games Gained | 87% (13/15) | 63% (10/16) |
| Return Video games Gained | 38% (6/16) | 13% (2/15) |
| Whole Video games Gained | 61% (19/31) | 39% (12/31) |
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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 along with his much-improved serve in comparison with a few years in the past, it isn’t simple to get on prime of him. He makes only a few errors, so that you’re definitely not going to beat him by attempting to out-hit him from the baseline a la Fritz.
For a lot of the last, outdoors the primary few video games, which have 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 short second when Fritz, buoyed by the group’s assist, grabbed a 5-3 lead within the third set to probably make it attention-grabbing. Nonetheless, he couldn’t shut out the set, and Sinner capitalised by profitable 4 consecutive video games to safe the championship.
With this triumph, Sinner turned 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 ability, however there was little in the best way of creativeness or mixing it up.
Sinner threw in a few drop pictures 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 finished to begin mixing it up, particularly when it’s not in your repertoire. Fritz made the ultimate taking part in nice baseline tennis and got here near profitable 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 suppose that Sinner does have the doping cloud over him. Sure, it seems to be as if he didn’t do something flawed, however the entire thing being lined up, the double requirements in comparison with different gamers, and the dearth 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 each day, the people who find themselves near me. I really like tennis, I practise quite a bit for these type of phases, however off the courtroom there’s a life. I want to dedicate this title to my aunt who is de facto not feeling nicely well being clever. 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 together with her. So many huge wins for me this season, beginning off with Australia. Taking part in so nicely there gave me confidence. The work by no means stops. I do know I can nonetheless enhance, as we noticed immediately, a few issues. However it’s a must to be proud with what you’ve and the remaining it’s a must to work for it. I can’t look forward to my continued course of. Sinner on profitable his 2nd Grand Slam.
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