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By defeating Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz turned the primary American man to succeed in a Grand Slam males’s singles last since 2009.
On Sunday, he’ll goal to interrupt another lengthy drought: No American man has received a significant last since 2003, when Andy Roddick received on these identical courts.
Fritz will face high seed Jannik Sinner, who has breezed by way of competitors to advance to his second grand slam last of the 12 months.
Here is all the pieces it is advisable to find out about Sunday’s last.
Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Prize Cash: $3,600,000 (winner), $1,800,000 (runner-up)
Taylor Fritz erased a two-set to 1 deficit to succeed in his first Grand Slam last.
Down the stretch, the No. 11 seed was in a position to outlast his opponent, who, following the fourth set, felt a sudden wave of fatigue.
Within the last, the 26-year-old American will face the toughest activity in all of males’s tennis.
Jannik Sinner has received 33 of 35 matches on the hard-court floor this 12 months, together with hoisting his first Grand Slam title on the Australian Open and successful two ATP Maters 1000 hard-court tournaments (Miami Open, Cincinnati Open).
An American crowd desirous to see a champion for the primary time since 2003 will inspire Fritz, but it surely’s unclear if this can have a major affect.
The highest-seeded Italian is performing considerably higher proper now, and to ensure that Fritz to remain on this match, he’ll should rise to the bodily event and keep away from taking part in protection.
Fritz might seize a set, however Sinner ought to be capable of win his second Grand Slam title of the 12 months, persevering with his hard-court dominance in 2024.
