Jannik Sinner efficiently defended his Australian Open title on Sunday, touchdown his third Grand Slam commandingly with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev.
Sinner was ruthless from the baseline and didn’t face a single break level all through the two-hour, 42-minute ultimate.
The Italian confirmed his additional firepower from the outset, which has propelled him to a 21-match successful streak on laborious courts.
In the meantime, Zverev leaves Melbourne along with his third loss in a Grand Slam ultimate as he chases the elusive main.
Australian Open 2025 Remaining Consequence
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Jannik Sinner (1)
Alexander Zverev (2)
6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3
Fast Match Recap
A fast match to recap: Sinner dominated this one, and though Zverev stored the scoreboard shut, he may by no means get on the entrance foot.
From the outset, Sinner restricted Zverev’s potential to dominate from the baseline, successful 85% of factors on his first serve within the opening set.
Sascha stayed close to parity solely due to his serve, which is statistically the second-best on tour. He saved quite a few break factors within the opening video games.
Nevertheless, Zverev struggled to discover a rhythm, and the strain finally took its toll when he dropped serve on the sixth break level he confronted.
Within the second set, Zverev saved break factors in recreation three and began to look extra comfy. When main 5-4 and 6-5, he twice bought to 30-30 on Sinner’s serve however couldn’t trend a break level because the Italian lastly pressured a tie-break.
Each gamers had gained their earlier tie-breaks in Melbourne, however Sinner capitalised on a lucky web wire at 4-4 within the second set to take a two-set lead.
Sinner’s relentless ball-striking within the third set proved an excessive amount of for Zverev, who regarded considerably deflated as he dedicated 12 unforced errors and light to a straight units defeat.
To begin with, I want to begin with Sascha. Once more a troublesome day for you, your complete staff and household. You could have an unbelievable staff behind you and are an incredible participant. Preserve believing in your self as all of the gamers and coaches know the way robust you might be as a participant and particular person. Stick with it and maintain working laborious as all of us consider you possibly can elevate one in every of these very quickly. We labored rather a lot to be on this place and it’s an incredible feeling to share this second with all of you. I do know part of the staff is at house and my household, however it’s wonderful to share these emotions with you. I do know Darren [Cahill] it’s in all probability your final Australian Open as a coach and I’m very, very completely happy to share this trophy with you. All the things began just a little bit after I modified my mixture of coaches and physio, I’m very completely happy to have you ever all right here. Sinner within the trophy presentation.
Match Stats
Jannik Sinner
Alexander Zverev
Aces
6
12
Double Faults
2
2
1st Serve Proportion
60& (57/95)
68% (65/95)
1st Serve Factors Gained
84% (48/57)
69% (45/65)
2nd Serve Factors Gained
63% (24/38)
50% (15/30)
Break Factors Saved
0% (0/0)
80% (8/10)
Common 1st Serve Pace
196
206
Common 2nd Serve Pace
151
172
1st Return Factors Gained
31% (20/65)
16% (9/57)
2nd Return Factors Gained
50% (15/30)
37% (14/38)
Break Factors Transformed
20% (2/10)
0% (0/0)
Winners
32
25
Unforced Errors
27
45
Internet Factors Gained
77% (10/13)
52% (14/27)
Service Factors Gained
76% (72/95)
63% (60/95)
Return Factors Gained
37% (35/95)
24% (23/95)
Complete Factors Gained
56% (107/190)
44% (83/190)
Service Video games Gained
100% (16/16)
86% (12/14)
Return Video games Gained
14% (2/14)
0% (0/16)
Complete Video games Gained
60% (18/30)
40% (12/30)
Highlights
Ideas on the Remaining
Two important considerations earlier than this ultimate led me to suppose I might see a Sinner beatdown, and that’s what occurred.
The primary was that, based mostly on what I noticed within the semi-final, if Djokovic had been match, he would have simply overwhelmed Zverev.
He pressured a tiebreak even on one leg and will simply have gained the opening set, creating extra break factors and solely shedding it with a botched routine volley.
Zverev performed means too passively, and whereas I used to be hopeful he solely opted for that recreation plan as a result of Novak’s harm, it was the identical story within the ultimate.
The second was Zverev speaking about “getting a little bit of luck” to win a Grand Slam lastly. Discuss like that didn’t fill me with confidence about how he would method the match. Here’s what Federer mentioned final yr:
I’m not his coach, so I can communicate freely. Once I see him play, I see somebody who performs far too passively, far too defensively within the decisive moments. He’s nice in protection, however I feel to win he has to search for the best way ahead. If he does that, he can obtain nice issues. To win a Grand Slam, you need to belief in your pictures and play extra offensively. He has to consider on this path. Each cell in your physique has to really feel that that is the one proper means. The title doesn’t simply come to you. Particularly not the primary one. Federer on Zverev.
Take a look at how Madison Keys approached her ultimate; like Zverev, she’s one other participant who ought to have a number of Grand Slams in her trophy cupboard but had traditionally faltered. However she turned up and trusted her pictures, going big below strain, and it paid off.
It’s simpler mentioned than accomplished, however I wished to see Zverev play a hybrid-type recreation – the place he’s prepared to interact in lengthy rallies to check Sinner bodily however one the place he doesn’t simply information the ball in. He has to go massive however into massive targets. See how a lot Sinner has within the tank as he shortly grabbed his hamstring in set two and tried the top factors.
As a substitute, he frequently hit his forehand quick and performed tentatively on that shot. Up on the web was an identical story; he performed some poor volleys that ought to have been put away however didn’t look assured.
Can he win a Slam? I hope so, however he might want to utterly change his method towards gamers like Sinner, who gained’t let him get away with guiding balls into the courtroom.
As for Sinner, he was rock strong and performed the tennis model that propelled him to primary on the planet. He’s by far one of the best hardcourt participant on the planet in the mean time, however I simply can’t begin championing a man who failed two doping exams, irrespective of what number of occasions I hear he was cleared or “it was solely a billionth of a gram” bla bla bla. He failed two exams, and I don’t just like the story or the way it was dealt with—far too many pink flags.
What did you consider the ultimate? Let me know within the feedback.
