Youngest men to win these tennis titles in a year
Jannik Sinner, the Italian tennis sensation, won the 2024 US Open after beating Taylor Fritz. The former claimed a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in an electrifying men's singles final on Sunday. This triumph comes amid a recent doping controversy surrounding Sinner. As per Opta, Sinner is the third-youngest man to win the Cincinnati Open and US Open titles in the same season.
Andy Roddick (2003)
American star Andy Roddick had a successful campaign in 2003. His only singles Grand Slam title came that year, at the US Open. Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final to lift the US Open trophy. Earlier that year, the American won the Cincinnati Open. As a result, Roddick finished as the year-end number one men's singles player.
John McEnroe (1981)
In 1981, John McEnroe became the youngest man to win the Cincinnati Open and the US Open in a year (Open Era). He won the US Open title for the third back-to-back year in 1981. McEnroe, who defeated Bjorn Borg in the final, became the first man since the 1920s to win three consecutive US Open titles. He also win in Cincinnati that year.
Sinner, the latest entrant
As mentioned, Sinner has become the third-youngest man to win the Cincinnati Open and US Open titles in the same season. Earlier this year, he won the Cincinnati final after beating Frances Tiafoe in straight sets.
