Jannik Sinner easily beats Taylor Fritz in the final to win his second Grand Slam tournament

The world number one did not tremble against the American on Sunday, and thus won a second Major title, a few months after his victory at the Australian Open.

Taylor Fritz got his hands on the American dream, Jannik Sinner was content to leave with the trophy under his arm. The Italian looked like an ogre on the Arthur Ashe court on Sunday, September 8, to win, without flinching, his second Major of the year, after the Australian Open last January. Three short sets were enough for the world number one to get rid of a powerless Fritz in the final (6-3, 6-4, 7-5 and 2h15 of play).

The Big Three, embodied by Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, are gone, but their legacy is already here. Carlos Alcaraz used his genius and intensity to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Jannik Sinner and his metronomy concluded this lifting of the Grand Slam tournaments in 2024 with two more trophies and the feeling that there is now a gulf between them and the rest of the circuit.

Forget the doping cases, forget that recalcitrant wrist. On Sunday, the Italian turned into a wall to counter Taylor Fritz’s sometimes stereotypical game. A big serve, a slamming forehand and a lack of solutions: that’s what the American offered to the stars in the stands, looking for an heir to Andy Roddick, the last local winner, 21 years ago.

Also forgotten was the overheated atmosphere in the stands of the New York main court after a deafening semi-final. Taylor Swift, like the 23,000 spectators present for this final, could not even vibrate. Quick breaks in the first two sets extinguished any desire. On the court, Jannik Sinner did not seem perturbed by the power of his opponent, taking his serve six times.

There was indeed that break in the third set from the world number 12. An excess of aggression paid off against a Sinner who had decided to relax in the face of the opposition. A few moments were enough for Taylor Fritz to serve for the set. The only window of a match that had already been played. And then the wall rose again, in a cold calm, to better intoxicate the 26-year-old player with overpowering forehands. Simply too strong. A last missed forehand and the Italian was able to exult. All in restraint. The job is done. Taylor Fritz dreamed of it, Jannik Sinner did it.