Jannik Sinner bests American Taylor Fritz for U.S. Open men's title

Italian phenom Jannik Sinner cast aside doping allegations and won his second Grand Slam title of the year, beating American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the U.S.

Italian phenom Jannik Sinner cast aside doping allegations and won his second Grand Slam title of the year, beating American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the U.S. Open final Sunday in New York City.

Sinner had control of the match from the beginning, but he raised his hands and dropped his head back after Fritz started to crawl his way back in the final set.

Sinner, 23, the world No. 1, sailed through the brackets seemingly unfazed by disclosures that he tested positive for an anabolic steroid this year. The revelation that he was found on March 10 to have taken clostebol cast a cloud on what should have been his coronation as one of the game's great young stars.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency ruled that Sinner ingested the substance accidentally and opted not to suspend him.

He won this year's Australian Open and reached the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon before he hoisted another trophy in Queens.

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