2024 US Open final as it happened: World Number One Jannik Sinner defeats American No.12 seed Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title

Jannik Sinner was in no mood to allow a party in New York as he overcame American hope Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the US Open final on Sunday evening.

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The World No.1 pays tribute to Fritz and his work ethic.

The Italian says the title means so much following a difficult period in his career recently (referring to the issues off-court that have been well-documented).

He dedicates the title to his unwell Aunt and says she was and is a big influence on his life.

He finishes by discussing how great 2024 has been with his first two Grand Slam titles and looks forward to improving even more in the future.

Taylor looks forlorn but does hold it together in a classy speech.

He says it’s been an amazing two weeks. He pays tribute to Jannik Sinner, stating ‘he was too good’ before praising his family, coaches and overall support network.

He adds that he’s sorry he couldn’t end the wait for a men’s champion today but states he will keep working and hopes to win it next time.

Jannik Sinner is the 2024 US Open champion!

The top seed was far too solid throughout and he breaks on a first match point to complete a straight sets victory in two hours and 16 minutes.

The 23-year-old becomes the first Italian man to win the US Open singles title and the first player since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to claim his first two Grand Slams in the same year ( Sinner also lifted January's Australian Open).

It proved to be a bridge too far for Fritz, who was a heavy underdog, and never really looked like ending the USA’s wait for a first Open champion since 2003.

The American opens with an ill-timed double fault and quickly finds himself 0-30 down.

An edgy rally ensues with Fritz picking up Jannik's dropper to stay in the hunt.

The No.12 seed is in the ascendancy in the next point but blasts a drive volley miles off court!

Two championship points for Sinner!

In what feels like a microcosm of the match, Fritz ignites a bit late in the day at 30-0 as he unleashes a sizzling crosscourt forehand winner.

It seems to faze Sinner as he double faults again and then hangs in a rally at 30-30 before Taylor lets him off the hook with a routine backhand long.

The heavy forehand does the trick from there and Sinner holds to pile the pressure the American’s way.

Fritz must now hold to stay in the tournament.

It was never going to be easy.

Sinner throws everything into the return, stretching out those long limbs to get huge serves back and then stepping in and crushing the ball.

Two missile-like forehands earn the Italian a break back chance and he gets it done despite some all-out risk from Fritz in painting the lines. The American is not known for being strong at the net and he butchers a block volley at the net to allow Sinner to level the set.

Sinner powers down a sixth ace and looks untroubled by a double fault late in the game as poses the serve-out question with a swift game to 15.

Fritz survives two double faults and a horrific shank to land a big serve and a 10th ace from deuce to consolidate via a nervy, long route.

Sinner attempts to quell the sudden engagement of the crowd and finishes off some massive ball-striking with an angled volley at the net.

However, a stray Italian forehand and a wonderful dropshot-lob-overhead combo from Fritz sees the American celebrate wildly and the noise levels intensify.

The No.12 seed is suddenly finding new gears he didn’t seem to have and more aggressive groundstrokes lead to a couple of volleys that earn him two break points.

Sinner’s poker-face hides his inner feelings but a double fault betrays his nerves and puts Fritz in the box-seat in Set 3.

Fritz clearly feels he has to gamble and hit bigger, but it leads to problems.

The USA No.1 tries to change direction in a crosscourt duel and booms his forehand attempt down the line way out.

Taylor then fizzes long off a routine short ball and coughs up two break points.

For once, Sinner lets him off the hook with a bad miss before the Italian lashes a forehand wide following a lengthy, tense rally.

The crowd begin to bubble and when Fritz follows a close-range forehand with a a rasping winner down the line off the same wing, the place erupts!

Taylor lifts the crowd with some swashbuckling attacking tennis that he finishes off with a brutal crosscourt forehand.

It provides a mini platform at 15-15 but Jannik quickly quietens the home support, shrugging off a double fault at 40-15, to keep nudging the board courtesy of a beauty of a forehand up the line on the back foot.

The wide serve from the deuce court does most of the damage once again for Fritz.

It left Sinner bamboozled in Set 2 and it hampers him at 30-30 here, allowing Taylor to keep him at bay with another hefty delivery down the T.

‘Here we go, Taylor. Keep fighting, come on. This point,’ is the repeated message from the Fritz camp.

You can understand why it may not be having same the effect now, particularly when he engages Jannik in a tense rally and watches on as the Italian thunders a backhand winner that paints the line.

There’s no scraps to work with here as the top seed motors through a game to 15 to maintain the scoreboard advantage.

Fritz cannons down Ace No.8 to close-out a hold to 15 and get himself on the board.

He needs to find something special to ignite belief within and get the crowd believing too.

So far, it’s been a comfortable day at the office for World No.1 Sinner.

Jannik is tucked up in his comfort zone but gets a sudden jolt as Fritz turns up the aggression on the return and conjures up triple break point.

The World No.1 sets about the recovery with acute angle on a crosscourt forehand and then makes deuce courtesy of a wrong-footer off the same wing and a clutch serve.

A timely fifth ace puts the Italian in charge and another huge delivery tees up the bounce smash to complete a remarkable hold and leave Fritz crestfallen.