US Open Tennis 2024 Results: Winners, Losers and Highlights from Friday's Bracket

The drought is finally over.

For the first time since 2009, an American man has broken through to a Grand Slam final.

On Friday, Taylor Fritz defeated American compatriot France Tiafoe in five sets, reaching the U.S. Open final.

On Sunday, the 26-year-old will face No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, who earlier Friday defeated Jack Draper to become the first Italian man to reach a U.S. Open final.

Here are the top reactions from Friday's semifinal matches.

Friday U.S. Open Results

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Jack Draper of Great Britain returns a shot against Jannik Sinner of Italy during their Men's Singles Semifinal match on Day Twelve of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Men's Singles

No. 1 Jannik Sinner def. No. 25 Jack Draper, 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-2

No. 12 Taylor Fritz def. No. 20 Frances Tiafoe, 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Jannik Sinner Reaches First U.S. Open Final

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Italy's Jannik Sinner hits a return to Britain's Jack Draper during their men's semifinals match on day twelve of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 6, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Jannik Sinner's dominance continued in the semifinal round with a straight-set win against Jack Draper.

Although Draper had not dropped a set en route to the semifinal, Sinner's physicality and endless aggression were just too much for the Brit.

The pair's second set, which lasted 86 minutes—the second longest set in the entire tournament—best demonstrated this.

The Italian tested Draper, one of the best servers of late, at every turn.

In the second set, the No. 25 seed hit 59 serves compared to Sinner's 45 and faced a break-point in his first three serve games.

Sinner, who hit 43 total winners and continued to serve dominantly, has won 34 of 36 matches on the hard-court surface this year and will enter the final as the overwhelming favorite.

Taylor Fritz Ends American Drought

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 06: Taylor Fritz of the United States celebrates after winning the fourth set against Frances Tiafoe of the United States during their Men's Singles Semifinal match on Day Twelve of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Despite trailing two sets to one, Taylor Fritz rallied against all odds to defeat Frances Tiafoe, reaching his first career major final.

Fritz found himself struggling early, unable to compete with Tiafoe's energy and firepower, but as the match progressed, Tiafoe's serve became less effective.

After winning at least 80 percent of points across the first four sets on first serve, Tiafoe won just four of nine service points in the final set on first serve.

Fritz has now won seven of eight matches against his longtime friend and, on Sunday, will face Jannik Sinner in the final.

The American will likely start as the underdog, but given how he performed on Friday and the crowd support he is likely to get, he should not be counted out.