Taylor Fritz makes heartbreaking admission after losing US Open final

Taylor Fritz lost to Jannik Sinner in the U.S. Open final

Taylor Fritz admitted he felt he had “almost let a lot of people down” after losing the US Open final to Jannik Sinner. “It sucks,” he said. The Californian had been bidding to become the first American man to win the singles title in New York since Andy Roddick in 2003.

And the No.12 seed was cheered on by a partisan crowd in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, including Taylor Swift and her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce. But in his first Grand Slam final, the big-serving Fritz made only 38% of first serves in a nervous opening set and he never really recovered. He had serve broken six times - including his last two service games after serving for the third set at 5-4 - and gifted the world No.1 his match point by shanking a swing volley over the baseline. He lost 6-3 6-4 7-5 in a largely one-sided final. In his post-match courtside interview, Fritz said: “Congratulations to Jannik - he was too good. “I know we have been waiting for an American champion for a long time - sorry I couldn't get it done. I am going to keep working and hopefully I will get it done next time.”

Fritz was the first American man to reach the U.S. Open final since 2006

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Jessica Pegula lost in the women’s final to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka while Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Fritz all reached the last eight here. But it is now 83 Majors since an American man won a Grand Slam title. And asked later in his press conference if he can call his US Open a success, American No.1 Fritz said: “Not yet. There's obviously a lot of positives, and when I get some time to cool down, then I'll be happy about the fact that I made it to the finals and stuff like that. But right now I'm pretty just disappointed in how, like, just a lot of things on the court, how I played, how I hit certain shots. It sucks. “And I'm not saying that it necessarily would have made a difference. I don't know if it would have, but I just would have liked to have played better and given myself a better chance. "It's really disappointing right now. I feel like the American fans have been wanting a men's champion for a long time, and I just, I don't know, I'm pretty upset with how I played. I feel like, I don't know, I feel like I almost let a lot of people down.”

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