The encore is served! You find the words to uncertain this extraordinary sample. Or try to win Two Australian Open in a rowa company that was able only to the giants of the recent past (Djokovic, author even of two triplets, Federer, Williams and Hingis). And this to respond to those who wondered if the Italian wind was only passenger. And no that it is not. Sinner is an authentic hurricane, now in the third slam in his careerholding also of the “title” of first Italian to succeed. And this time he also swept the German Zverev (in the final he did not give even a break ball), number two in the world, who is experiencing the best phase of his career. There was not even for the Teutonic, because Jannik is damn solid. Even when the service does not enter and the opponent takes courage, the number one in the world returns centered and overturns the mood with power and class. Just as they knew how to do the best. Because he, in all respects, is one of them. With the difference that for months – Sinner – he has been living with the ghost of the sentence on the Clostebol case (in April the trial) that turned off his smile but not the desire to demonstrate that there is a new cannibal of world tennis. And he has the face of a 23 -year -old South Tyrolean boy. Who at the end of the race comforted Zverev (third final slam final for the German), in tears, with words of consolation and a sincere embrace. A very champion.
The numbers-priests
From the beginning of the Open era, in 1968, the Grand Slam finals with the first two classified in the ATP ranking were 51, with decidedly balanced results: 26 victories for numbers 1, 25 for numbers 2.
Against Zverev, “it is difficult to say who the favorite is,” Sinner admitted. “Everything can happen.” In Australia, Italian is not just the reigning champion. He has just completed 20 consecutive victories in the ATP circuit, the longest series of his career and which had not been seen for two years, obtained at the time by Novak Djokovic.
At 23, the two -time winner of the Grand Slam (Australian Open and US Open 2024) reiterated that he is not “nor invincible or perfect”, and that his success derives above all from the hard work “daily. In case of victory, he would become the most winning Italian tennis player in a Slam, overcoming the compatriot Nicola Pietrangeli, triumphant of two editions of Roland-Garros (1959, 1960).
If his status and the title of last year make Sinner the favorite, Alexander Zverev feels “ready” to secure his first success in the Grand Slam after the two finals lost in five sets at the US Open 2020 and Roland-Garros 2024 2024 sky blue. In Slam, he has always won on concrete (twice the US Open), in the face of the success of the Italian at 2020 Roland-Garros.
Yet the number 1 in the world would be favored even if the final should be played in five sets, like last year, when it was imposed on Daniil Medvedev after being below two sets.
The last time, in 2019, Novak Djokovic had confirmed the hierarchy by beating Rafael Nadal, then second in the ATP ranking. Eliminated for retreat in the semifinal by Zverev, the 37 -year -old Serbian Sunday will support the number 2 of the world: «He deserves his first Grand Slam. I will encourage him, “said Djokovic, who won 24 important tournaments. Sinner counts to frustrate his hopes.
Siiiiiiiner is there! He holds the service and wins the Australian Open
Zverev can nothing against Sinner: Italian wins the service and wins the Australian Open
Zverev holds: 5-3. Sinner is used for the match
German does not seem to want to give up, but now Sinner serves for Slam
Sinner holds a decisive service and takes 5-2 to the third
The reaction of Zverev (he carries twice on 40-40) is not enough: Sinner proceeds shipped like a train to the third slam in his career
Sinner break! Road to the downhill slam
The decisive tear may have arrived in the sixth game of the Australian Open final: Sinner snatches the service in Zverev from the second break ball
Third set equal to the second, the services are followed: Sinner Next 3-2
Sinner and Zverev continue to maintain the service
Zverev keeps the service but Sinner is not wrong in the third game: 2-1
German tries not to be discouraged and keeps the service, but then Sinner returns forward
Sinner maintains the service: he is also ahead in the third set
Sinner wins the first game of the third set without particular worries
Sinner to a set from the third slam! Bring the tie-break home and go 2-0
A bad tie-break and full of errors, but to make mistakes less is Jannik Sinner who carries on 2-0 using a ribbon … blue on 4-4
Sinner wins the exchange of the match on 30 even and you go to the tie-break
Sinner comes out of the ropes on 30-30 denying Zverev the opportunity to take one point from the set by winning a spectacular exchange concluded with a delicious passerby with the German-set German
Second set, we are at the showdown: Sinner serves on 5-6 for Zverev
No particular problem for Zverev who forces Sinner to serve to stay in the set: 5-6
Initial fright in the tenth game, then Sinner makes 5-5
Very negative start of a partial tenth for Sinner who makes two mistakes and Porta Zverev on 0-30 but then the Italian reassembles and goes to 5-5
The second set follows the trend of services: 5-4 Zverev
There is the smell of tie break: Zverev gives up just a 15 at the service on the 4-0 and then closes the partial ninth bringing forward 5-4
Granatic Sinner: 4-4
The eighth game opens with a fantastic diagonal of Sinner: put in difficulty by the German, the number one in the world does not make a turn and sinks only one point in the service
Zverev does not give up and continues 4-3 in the second set
German does not give up and puts his nose forward again in the second set keeping the service despite Sinner try to place the (almost) decisive extension
Zverev tries but Sinner keeps the service
The German on 30-30 tries to find the flicker for the break ball but Sinner is a wall: 3-3
Zverev keeps service 2-3
The German holds the service and carries out on 2-3
Perfect game of Sinner
2-2. Sinner plays really well and does not give space to the opponent who cannot find points of reference. The blue at the moment does not seem to accuse calm
Agassi the only one in the Open era to win the AO after losing the first set
The only one to be able to win the return to the Open era after losing the first set was Agassi against compatriot Sampras
Zverev is saved
The German below 15-40 after having also committed a double foul in the end he also manages with a pinch of luck to win the third game and carry out 1-2
Second set, 1-1
Both Zverev, who served first, and Sinner keep the service. 1-1 at the beginning of second set in Melbourne. Sinner uses Zverev’s backhand errors
Perfect Sinner, wins the first set 6-3
Perfect game for Sinner who plays well in the service and responds even better to the edges of Zverev. The number 1 of the world thus conquers the first set
Break Sinner, very long game: 5-3
Sinner shot. The blue puts Zverev to the narrow and in the end conquers the break. Now it will be used for the set
Sinner maintains the advantage
The blue wins the game at 30 keeping high performance high with the first: 4-3 for the number 1 in the world
3-3, Zverev Tre Ace
The German wins the sixth game of the first set at 15 making 3 ace
Sinner Next 3-2
He suffers, but keeps the Sinner joke. The blue to the advantages has the best of the German
Zverev cancels two break balls and save: 2-2
The German is bad in the fourth game: below 0-30 and 15-40, but then recovers with the first service: 2-2
High pace, pushes Sinner: 2-1 for the blue
Excellent before even for Sinner and still a joke at zero for the number 1 in the world
1-1
Zverev keeps the service at 15, Sinner tries to answer but his final law ends out
First game for the number 1 in the world
First perfect game for Sinner: ACE and three excellent firsts with a reverse long line to close
Heating almost completed
The two finalists are completing the heating phase and the match will begin soon
The two finalists are about to enter the field
Sinner and Zverev are about to enter the legendary Rod Lavener Arena
Third slam final for Zverev
The German is the only one of the “tops” that has not yet won a Grand Slam tournament. For him so far two lost finals, US Open 2020 and Roland Garros 2024
Sinner’s last season with Cahill
He had already said it in recent days. 2025 will be the last season in which I will be trained by Cahill. But now Sinner wants to try to give his coach another great victory by defending the victory for the first time in a major after the Australian triumph of 2024