The 2024 US Open final is just a few hours away, where the last Grand Slam title of the season will be awarded. Jannik Sinner is the top favourite to win in New York, being number 1 in the world and having delivered an extraordinary performance this year. The 23-year-old from San Candido has already won five titles, including the Australian Open at the beginning of the year and the Masters 1000 in Miami and Cincinnati.
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After a difficult period due to injuries and the doping case that affected him, the Italian champion found the right feelings and beat all opponents at Flushing Meadows. His most dangerous obstacle was definitely Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals, considering that the Russian had beaten him in their last match played at the Wimbledon Championships just this year.
The last opponent that separates Jannik from his second major title of his career is Taylor Fritz, who has never played a Grand Slam final so far. The American ace played very well in these two weeks and managed his nerves better than his compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals.
The final is imminent
Fritz has the chance to become the first American to win the US Open since Andy Roddick, who was the last local player to win in New York. Fans and insiders hope that the 2024 US Open final will be spectacular and as balanced as possible. Sinner will be on the hunt for his second Slam after winning in January in Australia while the US is at his first ever Slam final. But how do the bookmakers see this final? Here are the odds of several betting agencies with a common denominator: Jannik Sinner is given wide favored.
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William Hill, a well-known international agency, shares the victory of Jannik Sinner at 1.25. In the scoreboard, Taylor Fritzs success is paid at 4.33. In other words, playing on Sinner winning for example 10 euro, you win a total of 12.50 while playing the same 10 dollars on Fritz win 43,30.
We also analyze the odds on the number of sets in the final: the success of Sinner without losing even a set is paid to 2.60; the success of Sinner in 4 sets is paid to 3,30 while Sinners five-set win is paid at 5. A Fritz hit for three sets to zero instead is paid 17 times the bet, in 4 sets to 11 times the bet made and at 8.50 Fritzs fifth set success is paid.
Lets look at the odds of some other betting agencies: Eurobet puts on board the success of Jannik Sinner at 1.23 while the victory of Taylor Fritz on this occasion is paid at 3.85. Bwin also has very unbalanced odds on the Italian tennis players side. Sinner is on the board at 1.22 while the American tennis player is paid 4.10.
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For Better Lottomatica the odds for the success of Jannik Sinner is 1.24; in the table the success of Taylor Fritz instead is paid to 3.95 times the bet that was made. Finally, for Snai the odds are as follows: Jannik Sinners win is paid 1.24 times the bet while Fritzs win is paid 4 times the bet.
Fritz is confident
After his match against Tiafoe, Fritz said he had the right weapons to defeat Sinner in the final: "I don't think I will have more stressful feelings than the ones I experienced against Tiafoe. Facing a fellow American and coming in as the favorite due to the favorable head-to-head, it has been difficult to manage. I know that facing the number 1 is never easy, but I always feel good when we play against each other; it's as if his ball rhythm favors me. Generally, I play well against him. Every time we've faced off, I enjoyed our matches. I feel like on Sunday, I'm going to go out there, play very well, and win. When I play my best tennis, I consider myself good enough to be a Grand Slam champion."
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The Italian ace had a small problem on his wrist during the semi-final due to a fall, but his condition is not worrying. "The physio loosened it up very fast on court so I felt okay in the beginning then after it went away with playing which is good," Sinner said during his post-match press conference. "Lets see how it is tomorrow when its cold. Its gonna be a different feeling, hopefully, its nothing to concern about. Im quite relaxed because if its something bad you feel it straightaway a bit more so yeah lets see how it is he added.
