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But it did show him to be as steely, single-minded, and indistractable as all champions need to be.

The 26-year-old has used new triumphs as stepping stones. “I just feel a lot more confident in being able to do it again.”

Fritz brought plenty of star power to Arthur Ashe Stadium as he aimed to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam since 2003, but Sinner proved too strong on Sunday.

“You can always improve, you can always get better,” said the 30-year-old runner-up.

She controlled her emotions, stopped herself in mid-meltdown—and even got the U.S. crowd to show her some love against Jessica Pegula.

“I think I’ve always played well against Jannik,” says the Californian, trying to become the first American men's Slam champ since Andy Roddick.

The world No. 2 completed a clean sweep of hard-court majors in 2024, backing up her Australian Open victory and capping a 12-match summer streak with a command performance on Saturday.

They became the first all-Australian men's team to win the title since Hall of Famers Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge in 1995 and 1996.