Janik Siner aims for the second Grand Slam title, Taylor Fritz for the first - in the debutants' match in the final of the US Open.
The Italian maestro reached the battle for the crown over the British Jack Draper (7:5, 7:6 (7:3), 6:2), while the boy from California was better than Francis Tijafo in the American semi-final after the marathon (4:6 , 7:5, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1).
Siner, who recently turned 23 years old, did not have a Grand Slam title until 2024, and then he "grabbed" the cup at the Australian Open and now he will have the opportunity to crown the best year of his career with another title from the biggest tournaments.
"We are in the United States of America, I will play in New York against an American and of course the crowd will be on the side of my opponent. That's normal. Like in Italy for me... I'll accept it. In my mind I know that a lot of people in Italy are watching , I'll try to absorb that support," Siner said.
On the other hand, Fric, almost four years older, finally met his career story - and in front of his fans, in a match that will be remembered, which lasted almost three and a half hours.
He also became the first American since Andy Roddick in 2006 to play in the US Open final.
"I will go out on the field and do my best, as I always have until now... I have worked and trained hard all these years because of things like this," stressed Fric.
Taylor thus improved his already excellent score in duels with Tijafo, so now he leads 7:1.
The road to the finals left its mark on both finalists, as they requested a medical time-out during the semi-final duels.
"We'll see when I cool down what the situation is. I hope there's nothing to worry about," said Siner.
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