US Open: No. 6 seed Jannik Sinner celebrates his win over Stan Wawrinka in style... by taking a selfie with his new fan club the Carota Boys
- Sinner won the match 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 against the 38-year-old Wawrinka
- Afterwards the Italian, seeded six in New York, paid tribute to his fan club
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World No 6 Jannik Sinner of Italy paid tribute to his personal fan club after his third-round win against Stan Wawrinka during the US Open.
Sinner won the third-round match 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, before he then walked over to the group of supporters known as the Carota Boys.
The 'Carota Boys' were a group of five fans wearing carrot costumes in homage to Sinner's red hair.
Not only did Sinner walk over to the five life-sized carrots to take a selfie but he also singled them out during his post-match interview before taking a selfie with his fan club.
'It means a lot. They left the stadium already...' Sinner said before the Carota Boys were seen walking down the stairs towards the court. 'There they are, thankyou so much for your support.'
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World No 6 Jannik Sinner paid tribute to his personal fan club the 'Carota Boys' on Saturday
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The Italian singled out the five fans who were dressed as carrots in honor of Sinner's red hair
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Sinner celebrated his four-set win over Stan Wawrinka in unique fashion at the US Open
'I haven't met them in person yet so that is gonna be a good moment when I meet them finally.'
Sinner also applauded Wawrinka as he departed the stadium. Wawrinka is 38 years old and has won 16 career singles titles. The Swiss veteran also holds a official career record of 563-338.
The Carota Boys also took to social media to celebrate the occasion. The group posted a montage of their day at Flushing Meadows.
It showed them serenading Sinner as they walked through the gangways, high-fiving other supporters as they sang his name.
The fans also took carrots into the stadium before rushing down to courtside to meet the Italian post-match. They shook his hand and shouted 'No 1!'