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.

And just as Djokovic had a couple of hurdles by the names of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to deal with, Sinner is not alone among the newest generation of tennis stars. His top rival at this point is Carlos Alcaraz, who has four Slam victories at age 21 — and won all three matches he played against Sinner in 2024.

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.

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).

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.

Alexander Zverev says he is feeling down and emotional after once again coming within one win of earning his first Grand Slam title.

Rotterdam Open entry list suffered another blow after Sebastian Korda withdrew from the ATP 500 tournament. Korda started the season promisingly at two Australian tournaments. He reached

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.

There are a number of Jannik Sinner facts from the last 13 months that are incredible. He was always a good player but was finding his way a bit until late in 2023. At the beginning of 2024, he won his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open. That set off a run of excellence that is still continuing.

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.