Fritz eyes US Open glory to end 21 years of American hurt

The 26-year-old Fritz is attempting to become his country's first male Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick at the US Open in 2003. He doesn't lack confidence, believing that defeating compatriot Frances Tiafoe in a five-set semi-final on Friday, where he was second-best for large parts of the evening, was more of a challenge than facing Sinner. "I don't think that I'm going be put in a more stressful situation than I was against Frances," said Fritz, the first American man in a Slam final since Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009.