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Italian top seed Jannik Sinner will meet American 12th seed Taylor Fritz in the US Open Championship final on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic’s early exit in the tournament has made the US Open this year without a Grand Slam title for the Big three who dominated the tennis game since 2003 when Roger Federer won his first Wimbledon title.
On the way to the final, Sinner (23) defeated Briton Jack Draper 7-5,7-6,6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York in the semi final. After suffering the wrist injury in the second set with a medical timeout, the Italian overcame the challenge of Draper, who was also not feeling well due to vomiting and excessive heat.
This will be the first time that Sinner has entered into the US Open final. Sinner has already won the Australian Open early this year. Sinner also became the first Italian to enter the US Open final.
On the other hand, Fritz in the second semi-final defeated Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a five set long match. Fritz (26) has also entered the US Open final for the first time. In all the previous Grand Slam matches, Fritz has never gone beyond the quarter-final stage.
“I’ve always enjoyed playing against Sinner. To be honest, I don’t think I’m going to be put in more stressful situation than I was against Tiafoe (in the semifinal match),” Fritz said.