US Open result caps extraordinary year for Italian tennis

ROME — Sure, he's got the biggest and most prestigious trophies, but Jannik Sinner, the freshly-crowned US Open champion, hasn't been the only Italian taking home hardware during an extraordinary year for the country's tennis movement.

Jasmine Paolini was the runner-up at successive Grand Slams, reaching the singles final at both the French Open and Wimbledon — plus the doubles final in Paris with Sara Errani.

Paolini then teamed up with Errani to win gold in the women's doubles at the Paris Olympics.