Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia
Sinner Wins 2025 Australian Open Over Zverev
World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner captured his second-straight Australian Open title on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, defeating No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3.
Needing two hours and 42 minutes to claim his crown, Sinner won 84 percent of his first serve points, struck six aces, broke serve on two occasions and added 32 winners to his victory.
Unmatched respect after the duel ?@AlexZverev @janniksin #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/kihTVMqML5
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 26, 2025
The 23-year-old improved to 3-4 against Zverev in lifetime meeting and now owns three Major titles. Sinner remains the reigning champion of the two hard-court Majors in tennis, at the US Open and in Australia.
Zverev, who desperately wanted to win his first-ever Major, fell to 0-3 in championship matches. The 27-year-old lost in the finals of the 2020 US Open in Dominic Thiem and the 2024 French Open to Carlos Alcaraz.
The German did hit 12 aces, but also had 20 more unforced errors than winners against the Italian (45-25).
When Monday’s rankings are released, Sinner will remain world No. 1 with 11830 points and Zverev will have a solid 1000 point lead over world No. 3 Alcaraz with 8135 points to 7010.
A #performance worthy of a champion.#HaierGlobal • #MoreCreationMorePossibilities • #AusOpen • #AO2025 • @wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/5Crg0e4WPm
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2025
Women’s Final Recap
It was a great tournament for NikeCourt as American Madison Keys led the way for Sinner’s victory by defeating world No. 1 and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in three sets on Saturday.
Keys, 29, will be ranked No. 7 in the world on Monday and now owns 10 career titles.
Sabalenka, who has a slim lead over world No. 2 Iga Swiatek with 186 points, was attempting to win her 19th career title. The Belorussian is currently 11-1 on the season, while Keys improved to 14-1 in 2025.
The ATP Tour and WTA will now shift its focus to next week’s events in Montpellier, Linz and Singapore.
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