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 gained 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 lots to be on this place and it’s an incredible feeling to share this second with all of you,” Sinner advised his staff. “I do know part of the staff is at residence and my household, however it’s superb to share these emotions with you. I do know Darren (Cahill) it’s in all probability your final Australian Open as a coach and I’m very, very blissful to share this trophy with you. All the things began somewhat bit once I modified my mixture of coaches and physio, I’m very blissful to have you ever all right here.”
Cahill, who joined Sinner’s staff 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 remaining, 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 within the semifinals due to an damage.
Zverev’s forehand just isn’t a forte and he was visibly combating it in opposition to Djokovic, but it surely proved expensive in opposition to Sinner. He registered 35 forehand errors and simply three forehand winners via the match. Three of these errors occurred within the opening sport. He tried to play aggressively and saved coming to the online, however Zverev by no means actually discovered a strategy to really problem Sinner.
“Congratulations to Jannik, you greater than deserve it,” Zverev mentioned. “You’re the greatest participant on the planet by far. I hoped that I might be extra of a competitor in the present day however you’re simply too good, it is so simple as that.”
