Jannik Sinner vs Taylor Fritz LIVE: US Open men’s final latest score updates as American battles World No 1 as Taylor Swift watches on

Sinner is moving through the gears – a clean strike on 0-15 and he senses the chance to win the opening set right here!

Sinner is a brick wall on 0-30! Such brilliant movement and consistency in the rallies, before upping the pace on the backhand crosscourt.

Sinner does so well to pick up a deep ball from Fritz and return to the attack, as the American eventually floats long. Sinner finds a big serve and then holds his composure on the second serve to move a game away, as Fritz misses on the return.

It’s been an absorbing start to this final, with many long baseline rallies already. Sinner wins the latest on 15-15, as Fritz then coughs up his first double fault of the final!

So two break points for Sinner: awesome striking from Sinner, pushing Fritz back. Then the drop shot – and a scrambling Fritz nets! Very smooth from the No 1.

Fritz has the upper hand right now – and is frustrated as he’s unable to make the most of a half-chance on 15-30, producing an error.

Instead, Sinner whacks a forehand winner crosscourt and then holds when Fritz nets on the forehand. Back to Fritz.

A massive backhand winner from Fritz facing 15-30, but then the forehand gets away from him and Sinner will have a break point chance.

What a rally! 23 shots on Fritz was inches away from losing it on the defence, as Sinner took over from the baseline.

But he kept it in, as Sinner pushes wide on the forehand. Fritz finds his serve – and holds thanks to a brilliant backhand squeezed down the line!

Three games in a row for Fritz – and this final is heating up nicely!

Much better from Fritz, as he attacks the Sinner second serve and produces the clean winner off the backhand side!

Long from Sinner, so Fritz will have two chances for a break back!

Sinner saves the first, smothering a smash. The Italian’s shot bounced up and hit a girl in the front row behind the baseline.

A second chance for Fritz, but Sinner stays clean in the rally and jams up Fritz with by sticking close to the baseline. The American nets.

Deuce. Huge serve and forehand winner from Sinner, but he makes his first double fault of the final on game point. Back to deuce.

And Fritz takes advantage! The American strikes on the backhand to set up another break point opportunity, as Sinner throws in a big error!

The World No 1 crashes a volley from mid-court into the net, as Fritz gets back into the final!

The crowd rallies behind the American Fritz and erupts when he lands an ace out wide. Fritz then finds great depth and forces a mistake from Sinner, before landing another big serve.

Love-hold. Just what he needed.

Kansas City Chiefs quarter-back Patrick Mahomes watching the final along with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. There have been as many shots of the crowd than of the action so far! Bon Jovi is watching next to Billie Jean King.

Sinner races to 40-0 on serve, playing another perfect point and finishing with the forehand winner.

He hasn’t missed a ball yet. Tough start for Fritz, who drifts a forehand long.

A perfect start from Sinner, who has come out and found his ball-striking already. That was a nervous smash from Fritz after Sinner threw up a defensive lob. Stunning return and defence from the Italian.

Superb opening point from Sinner to go backhand down the line, forehand down the line for a winner. Fritz went long on the forehand, in a nervy start, and then Sinner outlasts his opponent in a baseline duel.

15-40. And two break points. Fritz goes on the attack and while Sinner defends well to his backhand side, the American finally finds a way past with the forehand winner.

One more break point… huge serve from Fritz but what a return from Sinner! How did he get that?? And Fritz then misses the smash!