Jannik Sinner denies Alexander Zverev maiden Grand Slam dream, goes back-to-back at Australian Open 2025

Jannik Sinner has claimed back-to-back Australian Open titles seeing off Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the final on Sunday in Melbourne. It has been a continued imperious run from the greatest tennis player on the planet right now who goes back-to-back also after winning the US Open last time out.

Sinner has dealt with issues off court this past season which still remain unresolved namely the doping case which will go to an appeal at CAS. But he has let his racquet do the talking similar to Zverev in battling off court matters and has often shown the grit and determination to get through setbacks.

For Zverev, he had chances but once again it just wasn't to be for the World No.2 who is largely considered the main player currently in the Open Era not to have a Grand Slam title. After Madison Keys conjured up magic yesterday, the hope would've been for the same again but it was in fact the favourite who got over the line.

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Sinner was superb in the opening set amid Zverev having racquet drama. He closed it out with some phenomenal net play to gain three set points. He guessed correctly when lifting it up and over and the return forehand from Zverev down the line. Sinner dumped a delightful backhand volley away before wrapping up the set. A fiercely competitive start between the pair.

But for Zverev, set two was missed chances aplenty. He saved break points early on as his volleying game let him down but he produced an overhead smash and a net shot to force deuce before an ace saw him en route to wrapping up a 2-1 lead.

Zverev was unable to find the purchase he needed on Sinner's serve as he made it 3-3 and despite Sinner clutching his hamstring, he could not find a way to trouble him. But he went 5-4 up as it went with serve and he had the chance to win the set but Zverev couldn't make a return twice and it was turned in favour of Sinner as he held again for 5-5.

Alexander Zverev will lament missed opportunities again.

Sinner held his nerve again at 6-6 as it looked like Zverev had a chance but the tie-break saw Zverev smash his racquet off the ground as Sinner again found a way to escape as the fortuitous winner from Sinner at 6-4 will likely be ringing around his head for some time.

This was almost game over as Sinner went into the next set with that champion mentality. After a long set with no breaks, Sinner broke to make it 4-2 knowing the chance to go one away was firmly in his sights. He went 30-0 up as Zverev continued to hit long.

Zverev got one back but he was drawn into an unforced error and it was two break points. Zverev initially held his nerve but was pushed all the way back by Sinner and he blasted it long. He went one away as Sinner soon pegged him back from 0-15 down. He produced an excellent ace en route to holding and was suddenly one away.

But would be made to wait at least one more game as Zverev got a service hold to stop him closing it out there and then. This was just prolonging the inevitable though as Sinner closed it out albeit with some late pressure from Zverev who took it to 30-30 but couldn't muster the break chance he needed which perhaps summed up his final campaign. A loss he will lament, while Sinner continues to etch himself into the history books.

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