Facing Sinner reminded Alexander Zverev of trying to solve the challenge presented by the 24-time major champion Djokovic.

Among them: the Italian has now won his last 10 matches in a row against Top 10 players in straight sets, the first man to do that since ATP rankings began in 1973.

Italian Jannik Sinner on Sunday won a second straight Australian Open, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3, over Germany’s Alexander Zverev. The 23-year-old dropped only two sets during the year’s first major tournament and earned $2.

Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title.

Sinner, 23, now has as many major titles as Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. He also became the first Italian man to win three majors. He improved to 17-3 against To 10 opponents.

Zverev got his spot in the Australian Open final — play is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) on Sunday — when 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic stopped playing because of a leg injury just one set into their semifinal on Friday.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is at the peak of his career. The Italian won his second consecutive Australian Open title and third Grand Slam overall on Sunday (January 29).

Jannik Sinner defeats Alexander Zverev to win the 2025 Australian Open amid a subdued vibe at Rod Laver Arena.

The sound of more than 14,000 tennis fans cheering his name did not make Rotorua 9-year-old Grayson Verran nervous when he performed the coin toss at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena during the Australian Open.

Aryna Sabalenka quickly took a break at the beach after her loss in the Australian Open final, while a video of Jannik Sinner having fun in a golf cart at Melbourne Park emerges, highlighted as some of the moments in a new Daily Dose of Social Media.

Italian tennis legend Paolo Bertolucci thinks world No. 2 Alexander Zverev's statement on Jannik Sinner's game perfectly summed up how dominant the current world No. 1 is right now in men's tennis.