Wanting to mention a song you could say “same beach, same sea”, in reality it is the same concrete, but the flavor is the same, that of the return where it has been good, indeed very well. A year later Jannik Sinner is back in the final at the Australian Opentournament won last year in his receives the slam finale. He arrived by beating the American Ben Shelton. On Sunday morning the German Alex Zverev, a finalist after Novak Djokovic’s forfeit, who left the semifinal for physical problems after losing the first set, will be faced.
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The semifinal
Jannik Sinner beat the American Ben Shelton in three sets (7-6; 6-2; 6-2), playing only an hour more than Zverev, 27 years old, number two in the world, one of the few tennis players who He is in the lead towards direct with Sinner: 4 to 2. “It is important to have closed it in three setsSinner said that he knows how many forces they will need to beat Sasha Zverev, but he is also aware that with Shelton the meeting could be longer given the beginning below two game with the left -handed American. The tie break is all left and like the two subsequent sets. Maybe not the best number one, but a growing and control left With Shelton falls after the first set. «Hard game, we both answered better than we served. At the beginning I was tense, but I was able to manage the situation well, “he says to Jim Courier at the end of the game reiterating the joy of victory in three sets.
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-The final
The appointment is now in the final: Sunday morning Italian time. The meeting with Sasha Zverev should not begin before 9 and 30 Italians on January 26, who never won a Slam despite having arrived in the final. «We have had open challenges in the past, he is an extraordinary player. The pressure rises but I like to find myself in situations like this. It’s the reason why you play tennis, “said Sinner.
«It’s my second consecutive final, but this time I don’t know how I did. With Zverev it will be a difficult game as in the past, he is a great player and wants to win his first Slam. I will give the best, hoping for the support of the public (for Zverev instead the cheering of Djokovic ed). It will be a good meeting ». Word of Jannik Sinner at the end of the semifinal.
The prize pool
For the 2025 edition, the overall prize pool of the Australian Open is 96.5 million Australian dollars, just over 58 million euros which are 10 million more than the total prize of 2024. The victory against Ben Shelton has assured Jannik Sinner a prize pool of 1 million and one hundred thousand euros. The Australian Open 2025 ensures one million euros for the losing finalist. Those who win get 2 million and 100 thousand euros.
