The landscape of tennis was dominated by three players for nearly two decades, namely Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic is out of the Australian Open after retiring from his semi-final, with Zverev through to face Sinner on Sunday
The South Tyrolean star embraced a 73-6 score in 2024, lifting eight ATP trophies and leaving everyone behind. Jannik was the top favorite at this year's Australian Open. World no. 1 survived a scare against Holger Rune and defended the title in style!
The final matches for men's and women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open have been set. On the men's side, it is the top two ranked players in the world: Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
Alexander Zverev has said that Jannik Sinner is "very similar" to Novak Djokovic after he was defeated by the Italian in the Australian Open final.
Although Jannik Sinner has been making headlines for his on-court performances, a potential ban on him still looms large. Former World No.1 Andy Roddick, while lauding the Italian for his successful run at the Australian Open,
Sinner added to Alexander Zverev's grand slam misery, winning 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena. It meant he joined all-time legends Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in winning three-straight majors on hard courts, after also triumphing at the Australian and US Opens in 2024.
Jannik Sinner is aiming to join a special list of tennis icons as players to win back-to-back Australian Open men's singles titles.
Follow reaction as Sinner retained the championship with a brilliant showing against three-time major final loser Zverev on Rod Laver in Melbourne
Zverev will face defending Australian Open champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, who beat American Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2, in Sunday's final. Zverev is pursuing his first major tournament title.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday. Sinner is seeking his third Grand Slam title overall.