"Jannik Sinner shouldn't be allowed in this country": Chanda Rubin hilariously reacts to the Italian beating 4 Americans en route to US Open title
Chanda Rubin hilariously suggested expelling Jannik Sinner from the nation for his phenomenal track record of ousting four American players at the 2024 US Open. The World No. 1 bagged the title at the final Grand Slam of the year, following his victorious Miami Open and Cincinnati Masters campaign.
Sinner faced US tennis player Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of the US Open. Over the course, he defeated Alex Michelsen in the second round and Tommy Paul in the fourth round until he faced the US No. 1 Taylor Fritz in the final.
At Arthur Ashe Stadium, Sinner defeated his American counterpart 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to lift his second Major in 2024. Analyzing his stellar US Open run, the Tennis Channel Live Podcast, featuring Steve Weissman, Chanda Rubin, and Paul Annacone hilariously discussed keeping Sinner in the US.
Weissman suggested:
"I hate to say it, guys, but I think we're going to have to deport him."
Agreeing to the plan, the 1996 Australian Open semifinalist said:
"He shouldn't be allowed back in this country."
In Miami, Sinner trounced Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. At the 2024 Australian Open, he defeated Daniil Medvedev in a thrilling five-setter match 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
Before Sinner's final Grand Slam stint, he claimed victory over World No. 10 Frances Tiafoe at the Cincinnati Masters 6(4)-7(7), 6-2. His Flushing Meadows appearance was at stake when his positive doping (Clostebol) tests surfaced. However, an interdependent tribunal ruled that Sinner's doping allegation was 'unintentional', and thus allowed him to compete.
Congratulations are in order after Jannik Sinner's US Open win
Jannik Sinner received heartfelt congratulations from fellow tennis players (both active and retired), like Carlos Alcaraz, Billie Jean King, and Boris Becker, among others.
The World No. 2 Alcaraz took to his X to write:
"Congratulations @janniksin! You deserve it! Enjoy the moment!"
Billie Jean King, who revolutionized women's sports and founded the Women's Tennis Association, lauded the Italian for his first US Open win.
"What a year for @janniksin! Congratulations to him on his first #USOpen win!"
Former German player Boris Becker appreciated Sinner's mental ability to persevere despite hardships.
"Your mental strength, courage and desire to be the best are the cornerstones of your success here at the USOpen ! You wrote history winning the tournament as the first Italian man," he wrote in his X.
The 23-year-old added three 1000 Masters titles and one ATP Tour title in doubles. His qualification to the 2024 US Open finals made him the first man born in the 2000s to reach that Grand Slam stage. He also became the first Italian man to reach multiple singles finals in the Open Era.