By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Alexander Zverev felt a foreboding of déjà vu going through Jannik Sinner within the Australian Open closing.
One spherical after Zverev toppled Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic within the semifinals, he noticed world No. 1 Sinner play with the precision of a Djokovic clone within the Australian Open closing.
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The highest-seeded Sinner didn’t drop serve sweeping Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to efficiently defend his Australian Open crown and run his successful streak to 21 matches.
Afterward, Zverev mentioned three-time main champion Sinner is “very, very” much like 24-time main champion Djokovic at his finest.
“He is very, similar to Novak when he was at his finest,” Zverev advised the media in Melbourne. “They barely miss, like barely miss. They make you assume like it’s a must to overhit on a regular basis to have an opportunity in a rally towards them.
“It is very, very troublesome to win a degree from the again of the courtroom towards them, towards Novak and him. Transfer clearly large.”
The 2020 Olympic gold-medal champion mentioned each Sinner and Djokovic are oppressive opponents speeding you of response time and house.
“They’re continuously on the baseline,” Zverev mentioned. “They do not provide you with any house. They do not provide you with any time. Yeah, I imply, good now too good for me.”
