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Sinner's double Slam breakthrough season eluded Djokovic, Nadal & Federer

Italian wins first two majors in same season
September 08, 2024
Jannik Sinner accepts the US Open trophy from Andre Agassi on Sunday inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Jannik Sinner accepts the US Open trophy from Andre Agassi on Sunday inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. By ATP Staff

Jannik Sinner has accomplished a feat that had not been done in 47 years.

Sinner became the third man in the Open Era to claim his first two Grand Slam titles in the same season. The Italian defeated Taylor Fritz on Sunday to lift the US Open trophy, adding to his Australian Open title from January.

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Some of the best players in history — including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi — did not win their first two majors in the same season. The last player who did was Guillermo Vilas, who emerged victorious at Roland Garros and the US Open in 1977.

Entering the year, Sinner had reached just one semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament. This year he tallied a 23-2 record at the majors.

Jimmy Connors won his first three Grand Slam titles in 1974, when he triumphed at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

Only three other players have won the Australian Open and US Open on hard court in the same season. Djokovic and Federer both did it three times and Mats Wilander achieved the feat in 1988.

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