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For the first time in nearly two decades, an American has made it to the final of the US Open.
American Taylor Fritz will face Italian Jannik Sinner in the men’s final of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on Sunday. Fritz is seeking his first major title and wants to become the first American to win a major title since Andy Roddick in 2003.
No American has made it to the final of the US Open since Roddick in 2006.
Sinner is seeking his second major title of the year. In January, Sinner won the Australian Open, also on hard court, after trailing two sets to zero against Daniil Medvedev. Since 1988, only three men have won the hard court doubles, the Australian Open and the US Open in the same year (Mats Wilander, 1988; Roger Federer, 2004, 2006, 2007; and Novak Djokovic, 2011, 2015, 2023).
Here’s everything you need to know about the US Open men’s final:
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When will the men’s final of the US Open take place?
The US Open men’s final will take place on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
How to watch the US Open final
The final will be broadcast on ESPN and can be streamed live on ESPN+ or the ESPN app in addition to Fubo TV.
Jannik Sinner’s path to the US Open final
Seeded number 1 in the tournament
- 1st round: Defeated Mackenzie McDonald 2:6, 6:2, 6:1, 6:2
- 2nd round: Defeated Alex Michelsen 6:4, 6:0, 6:2
- 3rd round: Defeated Christopher O’Connell’s Maneiro 6:1, 6:4, 6:2
- 4th round: Defeated (14) Tommy Paul 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
- Quarterfinals: Defeated (5) Daniil Medvedev 6:2, 1:6, 6:1, 6:4
- Semifinals: Defeated (25) Jack Draper 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Taylor Fritz’s path to the US Open final
The number 12 of the tournament
- 1st round: Defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli 7:5, 6:1, 6:2
- 2nd round: Defeated Matteo Berrettini 6:3, 7:6 (7:1), 6:1
- 3rd round: Defeated Francisco Comesana 6:3, 6:4, 6:2
- 4th round: Defeated (8) Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
- Quarterfinals: Defeated (4) Alexander Zverev 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- Semifinals: Defeated (20) Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Sinner vs. Fritz in direct comparison
Sinner and Fritz are tied in their head-to-head matches. They last faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Indian Wells tournament in California, with Sinner winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on hard court. Fritz won their previous meeting in the round of 16 at Indian Wells 2021 6-4, 6-3.
Jannik Sinner’s doping controversy
Sinner, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, parted ways with his fitness coach Umberto Ferrara and his physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi before the tournament due to a doping saga.
A day after his victory at the Cincinnati Open, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITA) announced that Sinner had tested positive twice for clostebol, an anabolic steroid banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, in a test at the BNP Paribas Open on March 10 and an out-of-competition test on March 18. Sinner claimed that a member of the support team regularly used an over-the-counter spray containing clostebol to treat his own wound before giving Sinner daily massages and sports therapy, “leading to unwitting transdermal contamination.”
After an investigation, the ITA accepted Sinner’s explanation and concluded that the “violation was not intentional.”
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What does the winner of the US Open get?
Both the men’s and women’s singles champions receive the same amount for winning the US Open. The winner receives $3.6 million and the runner-up receives $1.8 million.
