Fritz fears he let down American fans with US Open loss

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****** fears he let down ********* fans with US Open loss

Taylor ****** enjoyed his deepest run in a grand slam event at the US Open, but says he feels as though he let down ********* fans after losing in the final.

****** was unable to end a long grand slam singles drought for ********* men when he fell to top seed Jannik Sinner in the US Open final in New York on Sunday (Monday AEST).

No ********* man has hoisted a major trophy since Andy Roddick in 2003, and fans piled into Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows hoping to see it happen, cheering wildly as they urged on the 12th-seeded ******.

But Italian Sinner’s ruthless play snuffed out any hope ****** might have had, and the ********* sat grimly at a post-match media conference, offering a withering appraisal of his performance.

“Right now I’m pretty just disappointed in … a lot of things on the court, how I played, how I hit certain shots. It sucks,” he said after the 6-3 6-4 7-5 defeat.

“********* fans, been wanting a men’s champion for a long time, and I just, I don’t know, I’m pretty upset with how I played. I feel like I almost let a lot of people down.”

The progress ****** made in New York was undeniable. He beat two top-10 opponents – former finalists Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev – en route to his first major semi-final, where he took down compatriot Frances Tiafoe.

It was the breakthrough he wanted after four previous major quarter-final appearances.

“There’s obviously a lot of positives, and when I get some time to cool down … I’ll be happy about the fact that I made it to the final,” he said.

****** will return to the world’s top 10 as a result of his deep run at Flushing Meadows and will rejoin his countrymen to compete in the Laver Cup, leaving New York with at least one dream realised.

“Hearing the crowd go crazy and just kind of, like, soaking in the moment,” he said.

“Like, I’m walking out to play my match on Ashe in the US Open final, (it) is what I dreamed about my whole life. It almost got me emotional, but I was just really happy and ready to enjoy the moment.”

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