At this rhythm, the only ones that can stop Jannik Sinner are Lausana’s referees. On a tennis court it is untouchable.
Last night (Sunday) Sinner put Alexander Zverev aside to defend his title of the Australian Open and win his third Grand Slam title. The world number 1 did not face a single breakdown in his 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 victory and after the game his resigned opponent said: “You are the best player in the world by far.” You are too good. ‘
But before Sinner can launch more changes in Grand Slam titles, the sports arbitration court will decide, in April, on whether you must issue a suspension for two failed doping tests, after the initial decision to exempt Sinner from Any guilt was appealed by World. Anti -doping There is uncertainty and concern, but as his coach Darren Cahill said: “He believes that tennis matches are his safe space.” He became his home to step on the court. ”
The 23 -year -old Italian has certainly felt at home here in Melbourne, with a second title achieved with relative ease. The closest thing about the disaster was in the fourth assault against Holger Rune, when the disease and heat combined to leave their limbs literally trembling. In a set he faced a breakdown and won a 37 -stroke play that almost put him on his knees. It never seemed to be close to losing from that moment.
This was an overwhelming defeat for Zverev, which has now lost each of its three Grand Slam finals. He seemed impotent on the court and he sounded helpless later: “Right now it is in a different universe from any other person.”
‘I serve better than him, but that’s all. He does everything else than me. ‘
Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open with a victory in Sets runs on Alexander Zverev

The world number one was more proactive, more aggressive and more creative throughout the tie.

It must be recognized that Zvervev was attacking and approaching the network 26 times, but that is not his game.
So far, Sinner’s preeminence is limited to hard courts. On natural clay and grass surfaces it is behind Carlos Alcaraz, champion of the France Open and Wimbledon. If Sinner can overcome his great rival in one or both surfaces, then he could accumulate a significant total of Slams.
Zverev, 27, has played in each of the three greats and, comparing Sinner’s form, he made the greatest fulfillment: “He is very, very similar to Novak when he was at his best. They barely fail. They are constantly in The background.
A brief window window for Zverev arrived in the Trebreak of the second set. But in 4-4, Sinner hit a right-wing blow that touched the network and jumped to score the winner.
A big blow of luck at the perfect moment. But, although there may not be a law of physics that justifies this, I always feel that the stronger a ball is holful in the network of the network, the more likely it is to overcome it. To adapt the famous quote by Gary Player: “The stronger I hit it, the more luck I have.”
Actually, Zverev had won four of the six previous meetings between these two, but that goes back to the first years of Sinner on the tour. It has been a different animal since the end of 2023.
His counterattack game has developed greatly. It slips into a hard court as if it were clay, or even on the slopes where you were youthful ski champion, and that allows you to receive balls that others would defend and, instead, throw a half volley with a right -wing blow.
The difference in that right wing was deep. Zverev has a wonderful setback, but a slightly uncomfortable technique on the other side, which makes it difficult to cross the ball.
The 6 -inch German showed a disconsolate figure at the end. Before the trophy delivery, Sinner comforted his defeated rival, putting his hands on his shoulders while Zverev’s eyes shone in tears.

Zverev had won four of his six games, but many of them went back to the first years of Sinner.

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“He said that I will definitely raise one of those trophies in my career,” Zverev said. I am too good not to do it. Those are his words.
‘It was a difficult time for me. For the third time, seeing someone lifting the trophy and I am with him is difficult because there is nothing that wishes more than one of those trophies in my hands. “
The consensus is that the Zverev game plan is too passive and too defensive to win the great titles. You cannot accuse you of that here, approaching the network 27 times and trying to hit your right more than usual. But that is not his natural game and demonstrated: right -wing errors leaked and Sinner intercepted it on the network.
To take the next step, Zverev must internalize those aggressive intentions: play thus throughout the tournament, instead of trying to change his style in the final.
Until I can do that, he will be cursed by the most ambiguous fulfillment of tennis. As he said: “I don’t want to finish my career as the best player of all time without ever winning a Grand Slam.”
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