Tennis. Australian Open – Jannik Sinner, his 2nd Australian Open and 3rd GC title!

After the ladies final won by Madison Keys against Aryna Sabalenkathe men’s final was on the program this Sunday at theAustralian Open. Untouchable, Jannik Sinner upgraded Alexander Zverev to retain his title, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3. The superior Italian knew how to frustrate the helpless German who never seemed to believe in a final victory. Sinner remains undefeated in the final with two titles to Melbourne and a coronation to l’US Open. He is also the first to successfully defend his first Grand Slam title in some time. Rafael Nadalwinner at Roland-Garros 2005 et 2006. At 27 years old, Zverev will still have to wait to lift his first major, after two defeats atUS Open in 2020 and more recently in the final of Roland-Garros 2024. We will have to digest this new failure…

Video – Jannik Sinner before his final at the Australian Open

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Patient, Sinner made him feverish Zverev in the first set (6-3)

Jannik Sinner is younger. However, he is the one who has experience of Grand Slam finals and who already has two under his belt. The start of the match was tight but the Italian seemed more sure of his strength against a Zverev tense. At 4-3, the German was annoyed by a racket problem. He no longer knew how many rackets were with the stringer. A moment of annoyance with his very curious father. Undoubtedly a consequence of this deconcentration, he was broken in the process and lost the set 6-3. Logic because Sinner did not concede a break point and committed 10 unforced errors against 19 for Zverev…

Sinner frustrated Zverev to move closer to the title (6-3, 7-6(4)

The second round was tighter. However, it is still Sinner who took over. More inspired, Zverev raised his level. Strong until the tie-break, the German suffered a twist of fate at 4-4 in the tie-break. Sinner saw his forehand hit the edge of the net and fall to the side of Zverev. Frustrated, the world number 2 lost the next two points and therefore the second round. Yet embarrassed in the thigh, Sinner was still solid and did not seem limited in his game. Problem for Zverevno break point in two sets…

Untouchable, Sinner finished like a boss to score a double in Melbourne (6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3)

A rise ofAlexander Zverev seemed inconceivable. Jannik Sinner confirmed it. Serious, imperturbable, the Italian continued at the same pace in the third round. More precise, more powerful and more serene, Sinner won the last round without conceding a single break point, 6-3. He continued at the pace, taking advantage of the mistakes of Zverev in important moments. The German finished the match with 45 unforced errors, 18 more than the world number 1. As a boss, Sinner therefore won a third Grand Slam title and has now won the last nine sets played in Grand Slam finals. In addition, he has won the last three Grand Slam tournaments on hard court.

Sinner never trembled in this Australian Open

Jannik Sinner was never really in difficulty during this fortnight. With a draw within his reach, the Italian did wonderfully. With only two sets lost in the entire tournament, the world number one almost “easily” won his third Grand Slam title. The Italian had to struggle against Tristan Schoolkate in the second round and against Holger Rune in the round of 16, dropping a set in each match. He was able to raise the bar for the rest of the tournament, and that’s Alex de Minaur et Ben Shelton who paid the price during the rest of the competition. Alexander Zverev was the latest victim.

Zverev will still have to wait for a first Grand Slam title

To reach the final, Alexander Zverev had to remove three members of the top 15 before facing Sinner. He only missed two short sets before reaching his third Grand Slam final. Ugo Humbert et Tommy Paul were the only two to take a set from him. Tennis could have had a prestigious semi-final against Novak Djokovicbut unfortunately the latter was forced to abandon, propelling Zverev in the final at Melbourne. The world number 2 finally seemed armed to win this first Grand Slam title so sought after. However, he will have to digest another failure…