Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts during the men’s singles final against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Jannik Sinner successfully defended his Australian Open crown on Sunday when he defeated Alexander Zverev in a rather lopsided finale. Last year, Sinner had clinched the crown after he defeated Daniil Medvedev in a marathon 5-setter contest.
The World No.1 blasted past his German challenger 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 as he raced through the three sets with a dominant performance. The 23-year-old Italian is also the youngest man to leave Melbourne Park with the trophy two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1992-93.
Sinner broke Zverev’s serve in the eighth game and then served out the first set, closing with an ace. There were no service breaks in the second set, which was decided in a tight tiebreaker.
It was the first men’s final between the players ranked No. 1 and No. 2 at Melbourne Park since Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in 2019.
The top-seeded Sinner is a 23-year-old from Italy who is aiming to become the youngest man to win two consecutive trophies at Melbourne Park since Jim Courier in 1992 and 1993. Sinner also won the U.S. Open last September, shortly after being exonerated in a doping case that is still not entirely resolved.
Sinner is attempting to become the first man since Nadal at the French Open in 2005 and 2006 to follow up his first Grand Slam title by repeating as the champion at the same tournament a year later.
Sinner enters Sunday on a 20-match winning streak that dates to late last season.
The second-seeded Zverev is a 27-year-old from Germany who is seeking his first Grand Slam title. He is 0-2 in previous major finals and lost both in five sets.
Zverev advanced to the final when Djokovic quit playing after the first set of their semifinal on Friday because of a torn muscle in his left leg.
(With agency inputs)
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