World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Friday turned the youngest man to achieve back-to-back Australian Open finals since Jim Courier in 1992.
The 23-year-old Italian prolonged his hard-court main streak to 20 wins with a 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 rout of American Ben Shelton within the semifinal. He additionally turned the youngest to go 20-0 at arduous courtroom majors since John McEnroe in 1981.
Sinner hasn’t misplaced a match at a hard-court main since his fourth-round loss to Alexander Zverev on the 2023 U.S. Open. He would observe that loss along with his first two main titles, the 2024 Australian Open and U.S. Open.
By the way, Sinner will face Zverev within the Australian Open remaining this Sunday, with the chance to increase his unreal run at grand slams. Looking forward to the match, Sinner is aware of a troublesome take a look at awaits him. Zverev holds a 4-2 head-to-head record in opposition to Sinner, despite the fact that the latter gained their final encounter on the 2024 Cincinnati 1000 Masters.
“We had some very robust matches prior to now,” Sinner mentioned of Zverev, via AusOpen.com. “Every thing can occur. He is an unimaginable participant, in search of his first main. There’s going to be once more numerous rigidity however I’m comfortable to [put] myself on this place.”
With a 100% win file in main finals, Sinner enters Sunday’s match because the overwhelming favourite regardless of his 4 earlier losses to Zverev. The Italian is attempting to develop into the primary since Rafael Nadal (2005-06) to efficiently defend a maiden main title.
Sinner hasn’t misplaced a match since dropping to Carlos Alcaraz within the remaining of the Beijing Open final October.
