After nearly 4 hours, Jannik Sinner climbed again from a two-set deficit to win his first ever Grand Slam title with an epic 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 comeback victory in opposition to Daniil Medvedev. Sinner turned the primary Italian man to win the Australian Open since 1976, and simply the eighth man to efficiently come again from two units down in a significant closing.
Sinner collapsed on the ground after his victory and took a second to soak all of it in at Rod Laver Enviornment.
“We try to get higher on a regular basis, and even through the event, making an attempt to get stronger and perceive the scenario just a little bit higher,” Sinner stated. “It isn’t simple as I’m nonetheless just a little bit younger, however I need to thank everybody.”
Sinner, 22, is now the youngest male participant to win the Australian Open since Novak Djokovic in 2008. As religion would have it, Sinner made it to this closing by defeating Djokovic within the semifinal spherical. He didn’t drop a single set till his assembly with Djokovic, and that win in itself was an accomplishment as Djokovic was using a 33-match successful streak on the Australian Open and had by no means misplaced a semifinal in Melbourne.
Earlier than this event, Sinner’s deepest run had been making it to the Wimbledon semifinal in 2023.
This was the primary Australian Open closing since 2005 with none of the “Huge 3” — Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Rodger Federer. Federer has formally retired, and Nadal needed to pull out of this tournament resulting from damage.
Sinner was taking part in from behind, however he compelled the decisive fifth set by means of a valiant comeback effort. Each gamers had been visibly drained from the aggressive battle. Medvedev needed to survive three five-set matches to achieve this closing, and he been on the court docket for greater than 20 complete hours getting into his match in opposition to Sinner. Medvedev, actually, broke the report for essentially the most units ever performed at a significant event.
It appears all of that took a toll on Medvedev as he wanted his proper foot taped within the fourth set. Medvedev has solely gained one Grand Slam title, however this was his third time taking part in within the Australian Open closing. Medvedev is now 1-5 in Grand Slam finals total. It was a painful defeat, however he congratulated Sinner for his accomplishment.
“In the present day, you confirmed why you deserved it,” Medvedev informed Sinner. “You fought till the tip, you managed to boost your degree.”
