Jannik Sinner has retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev, breaking new ground for the Italian and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat.
Sinner also became only the third player since 2000 to win a Grand Slam final without facing a single break point. The 27-year-old Zverev hailed Sinner for being “the best” on hard courts.
As far as Zverev is concerned, it was his third defeat in as many Grand Slam finals after he lost to Dominic Thiem in the US Open 2020, followed by Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open 2024.
In the post-match presentation ceremony, Zverev had admitted that he wasn’t good enough to win the grand finale and that Sinner was the deserving winner.
“It sucks standing next to this thing and not being able to touch it. Congrats to Jannik. You’re the best player in the world by far. I was hoping I could be more competitive today. You’re just too good. I wasn’t good enough. You really deserve it. Congrats to your team as well. There’s no one that deserves this trophy more,” Zverev added.
Zverev fired 12 aces and 25 winners, but his 45 unforced errors proved costly. The 27-year-old had hoped to become the first German since Boris Becker in 1996 to claim a Grand Slam title.
