Final: Taylor Fritz vs. Jannik Sinner
Arthur Ashe Stadium — Men’s Final
- On the last day of the 2024 US Open, top seed Jannik Sinner plays No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz, as Fritz attempts to be the first American man to win the US Open title in 21 years, while Sinner hopes to become the first man from Italy to lift the trophy in Queens.
- Sinner, 23, looks to become the youngest man to capture both hard-court majors in the same season and the fourth in history, joining Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Mats Wilander. He has yet to lose in a final in 2024, lifting trophies at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Halle, Miami and Cincinnati.
- En route to the final, Fritz upset two former US Open finalists, No. 8 seed Casper Ruud and No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev. He dispatched both in four sets, but he faced his fiercest challenger, No. 20 seed Frances Tiafoe, in the semifinals. Fritz lost the first set, but rallied to defeat his close friend in a marathon five-set match, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
- As the No. 1 seed, it was a surprise when Sinner dropped the first set of his 2024 US Open run in the first round to American Mackenzie McDonald, but the Italian quickly made a comeback to win in four sets. To reach the final, Sinner had to dispatch No. 14 seed Tommy Paul, No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev in a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, and No. 25 seed Jack Draper.
- The pair have met twice, both times on the American hard courts at Indian Wells. Fritz won their first encounter in 2021, 6-4, 6-3, when the Italian was just 19. Sinner defeated the reigning Indian Wells champion in 2023 in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
- Sunday’s final is Fritz’s best result at a major in his ninth consecutive appearance at the US Open. Until his quarterfinal run last year, he had never made it past the third round at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. However, he has lifted a trophy on the signature blue hard courts before, as the 2015 US Open boys’ singles champion.
- Sinner’s previous best result at the US Open was in 2022, when he reached the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in a marathon five-setter that ended at 2:50 a.m., the latest finish in US Open history.
- While Fritz aims to end the American men’s major title drought, even being in the final is a watershed moment for the stars and stripes. “Regardless of the result, I think it gives hope and shows that we're knocking on the door of winning a Slam,” he said. “It shows that we're all moving in the right direction. I think that whenever one of us does something, the others follow, the others get belief from it. Yeah, I think this is just the start for all of us.”
