Jannick Sinner won the Australian Open title for the second year in a row after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final of the competition. The world number 1 won a third Grand Slam title, while Zverev lost his third final in tournaments of the Big Four.
Zverev had a 4-2 advantage against Sinner before today's match, but the Italian continued with his great form on hard courts in the last year and a half and left no chance for his opponent. The world number 1 dominated the court and did not give his opponent a single chance to break through throughout the match. In the first set, Zverev managed to save five break points before finally breaking and allowing Sinner to serve for the set. The second set was even and there were no breaks, and in the tiebreak, Sinner was lucky with a net intervention at 4-4, then took both of his serves and led 2-0. In the third set, the Italian broke for 4-2 and had no problem closing out the match after 2 hours and 45 minutes of play.
The statistics highlighted Sinner's superiority in the match. He finished with 32 winners and 27 unforced errors, while Zverev's balance was 25/45. The Italian won 84 percent of the points on first serve, as well as 77 percent of the points at the net.
Thus, Sinner now has 21 consecutive victories in Grand Slam tournaments on hard courts, as well as 17 titles on this surface. After this success, he will continue to have a huge lead at the top of the world rankings - more than 3,500 points ahead of Zverev, who retains his second position. | BGNES
