2024-09-19 01:24:50
The world number one put the criticism for his positive doping test behind him and swept aside Fritz in the final of the last Grand Slam of the year.
The Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner (1st ATP) reaffirmed his great moment and conquered his first US Open This Sunday, September 8, imposing itself on the local Taylor Fritz (12°)who saw his dream of becoming the first American champion in 21 years evaporate.
The world number one had no problems in beating Fritz in three sets, with partial scores of 6-3, 6-4 y 7-5 in two hours and 15 minutes.
From the outset, Jannik Sinner showed his superiority, especially in the first two sets. In the third set, the American levelled the match. In fact, he served for the third set, but the Italian reacted quickly and broke the last two serves to take the final set 7-5.
With this victory, The number one manages to win his second Grand Slam of the year, after winning the Australian Open. All this amidst controversy and great criticism he has faced for his positive test in an anti-doping test de Indian Wellswhere he was treated differently than the rest and was not sanctioned, because the authorities estimated that it was an error by his physiotherapist.
In addition, he won his sixth title of the season (all of them on fast tracks) and now has 12 consecutive games wonsince he came from conquering the Masters 1.000 de Cincinnati.
Jannik Sinner’s million-dollar prize for winning the 2024 US Open
The US Open distributed a monetary prize of $75,000,000 in total. This meant an increase of 15% compared to 2023, becoming the largest prize in the history of tennis.
As for the champion, Jannik Sinner pocketed a total of $3,600,000, while Taylor Fritz took home a sum of $1,800,000.