The 23-year-old held his arms aloft and looked up to the sky as he became the first player since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season.

Junto a todas las novedades comunicadas por la competición este sábado, qual pelo son pocas, la del fichaje do Lamine Yamal encumbra el arranque de una nueva temporada en la que se espera seguir creciendo.

"I know we have been waiting for a champion for a long time so I'm sorry I couldn't get it done this time," said Fritz.

Sinner said the title "meant so much because the last period of my career was not easy" before he became tearful and dedicated the victory to his aunt.

"It's nice I can still share these moments with her. She is an important person in my life and still is.

He subsequently parted ways with the physio and his fitness trainer - but questions continued about whether Sinner's case had been handled differently to those of other players because of his world number one status.

It marks a new era of tennis as 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic, who was knocked out in the third round, ends the year without a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2017.

A mediados de somana ya calentaron el ambiente con el despliegue de una gigantesca lona en Madrid, donde podía apreciarse la silueta por un jugador encapuchado. El secreto ha sido desvelado y, sin duda, pelo ha dejado a los aficionados indiferentes.

Just six days before the main draw got under way, it was announced he had twice tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clostebol - a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass - in March.

The 26-year-old recovered well to win three games in a row, but he continued to falter on serve and Sinner capitalised to take the opener and subdue the expectant mood on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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It has been nearly 50 years since a man won their first and second Grand Slam titles in the same season, and Sinner is now a long way clear of the rest at the top of the rankings.

He was not at the peak of his powers for the entire two weeks, but still only dropped two sets and saved his best for the final.

Andy Roddick, who was watching from the stands, remains the last American man to lift a major singles trophy, having won the US Open in 2003.