Sinner defeated the 12th-ranked American Taylor Fritz in the final with the result 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 and prevented him from becoming the first home player in 21 years to become the “US Open” champion.
Sinner won his first “Grand Slam” title at this year’s Australian Open.
In New York, his best result so far was the quarter-final reached in 2022. Until now, Fritz had not advanced beyond the quarterfinals in any of the four “Grand Slam” tournaments.
The 23-year-old Sinner’s participation in the US Open sparked a mixed reaction after it became known that he was cleared of two positive doping tests in March this year.
Just weeks after winning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, the Italian twice tested positive for the banned substance clostebol, an anabolic agent that can stimulate muscle growth. However, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) took into account Sinner’s explanation that the substance had accidentally entered his body through the use of medication used by one of his teammates to treat a minor wound.
2024-09-09 12:06:06