World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat No. 2 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Australian Open for the second straight yr. Sinner is the primary Italian to win three Grand Slams, as he additionally received the 2024 US Open.
Sinner dominated from the start and didn’t face a break level all through the two-hour, 42-minute match. He’s 80-6 because the begin of 2024, which incorporates 9 ATP trophies — three of them majors.
“We labored loads to be on this place and it’s an incredible feeling to share this second with all of you,” Sinner instructed his workforce. “I do know part of the workforce is at house and my household, however it’s wonderful to share these emotions with you. I do know Darren (Cahill) it’s most likely your final Australian Open as a coach and I’m very, very completely satisfied to share this trophy with you. All the things began a bit of bit once I modified my mixture of coaches and physio, I’m very completely satisfied to have you ever all right here.”
Cahill, who joined Sinner’s workforce in July 2022, is retiring on the finish of the 2025 season.
The remainder of Italian males have three mixed Grand Slams, with Nicola Pietrangeli successful the French Open in 1959 and 1960, and Adriano Panatta successful it in 1976. Sinner, 23, can also be the youngest man to win at Melbourne Park two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1992-93.
This was Zverev’s third main ultimate, however the German star remains to be chasing his first Grand Slam trophy. He superior to the title match after 24-Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic retired in the semifinals because of an injury.
Zverev’s forehand just isn’t a forte and he was visibly battling it towards Djokovic, but it surely proved expensive towards Sinner. He registered 35 forehand errors and simply three forehand winners by way of the match. Three of these errors occurred within the opening recreation. He tried to play aggressively and saved coming to the online, however Zverev by no means actually discovered a approach to actually problem Sinner.
“Congratulations to Jannik, you greater than deserve it,” Zverev mentioned. “You’re the greatest participant on this planet by far. I hoped that I may very well be extra of a competitor at this time however you might be simply too good, it is so simple as that.”
