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Fritz was the first American finalist at the US Open in 18 years, but the home crowd have been forced to wait even further for their first winner since Andy Roddick in 2003.

Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz will each bid for a slice of history when they face off in Sunday’s US Open final.

American 12th seed Fritz promises to delight the New York crowd if he can end the United States’ 21-year wait for a male Grand Slam singles champion.

If he triumphs against world number one Sinner, Fritz would become the first American man to win a major since Andy Roddick at the 2003 US Open.

Sinner, meanwhile, could become the first player since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season after clinching a maiden major at January’s Australian Open.

He would also be the first Italian man to win the Flushing Meadows singles title.