Breaking News: Andy Roddick says he hates what Taylor Fritz had to deal with at the US Open…see more

Sinner’s ability to raise his level on the clutch moments in a match are the very traits of a player with grand slam pedigree.

Despite glimpses of this throughout the tournament, Fritz was second best and despite serving for the third set, made one definitive stumble to spoil the hopes of a comeback.

Roddick, the last man to win a major in 2003, aired his frustrations at this state of affairs, highlighting how angry he felt to have to watch Fritz answer for it. Just because Zverev is starting to look like a serial choker, it was a lapse of clinical edge he couldn’t afford to take into the final.

With Carlos Alcaraz presumably keen to bounce back after his disappointing run, Daniil Medvedev ousted in four sets by Sinner, and Novak Djokovic clearly keen for a 25th major title, he may well have his work cut out.