The final of the Australian Open 2025 promises high tension: Alexander Zverev meets defending champion Jannik Sinner. Can the German get his first Grand Slam title?
Is Alexander Zverev’s big day today? The German tennis star fights for his first Grand Slam title in the final of the Australian Open. In the final he meets the Italian defending champion Jannik Sinner, who is aiming for his third major victory. Sinner defeated the American Ben Shelton in three sets in the semifinals, while Zverev benefited Novak Djokovics from the injury -related task.
Jannik Sinner – Alexander Zverev 3: 2
1st set, 3: 2 – This is already top level here. Both are fully in the match. But: Sinner slowly takes control, changes the pace from time to time, Zverev forces inaccuracies. And then makes a mistake for himself: With a forehand cross, he prepares an attack on the net at 40:30, but is surprised by a Zverev passage ball and only hits the return on the net. It goes over a tie. This service takes over seven minutes. And Zverev will be annoyed: he ends up with a backhand twice. There would have been more in it.
1st set, 2: 2 – Take a deep breath: Zverev fends off the first break. Sinner’s strategy can be recognized directly: he goes to the balls early on, does not want his opponent to react to his opponent. After a forehand winner, he places 40:15 against the German, has two break balls. Zverev can ward off them with a service winner and a forehand cross. It goes over tie. Then he surprises Sinner on the baseline, comes forward and closes with a volley. With the next serve winner, he will get his game through.
1st set, 2: 1 – But Sinner is not yet impressed in this phase of the game. The Italian’s serve is sitting, it scores with two other service winners. Then we get the next long rally to see: over 23 strokes the rallies go before Zverev ends up with a forehand in the end. With another forehand winner, Sinner closes the point to zero.
1st set, 1: 1 – It looks good from the German: he decides the first longer rally, Sinner is too long with a forehand. With his first ace, he puts it to 40:15, then forced his opponent’s next forehand error. Zverev is already very good in this phase, can open his game.
1st set, 1: 0 – The Italian puts on an ace directly, succeeds with two service winners, which Zverev can only bring back into the network. Sinner brings his first service to zero. It looks very concentrated and focused. Now Zverev has to counter.
1st set, 0: 0 – It’s starting. Sinner strikes.
Before the start – The two players go online to the chair referee Damien Dumusois for the coin tunnel. First success for the German: Zverev wins and decides to return at the beginning. So Sinner has a serve first. Now both are still playing in.
Before the start – The first little goosebump moment: Zverev has just entered the court with great cheering the audience. Then Sinner enters the place and is just as thunderous. Only a few minutes until the start of the match.
Before the start – The time on the court at the Australian Open also speaks for Zverev: The 27-year-old has so far been on the pitch for a total of 13:22 hours, also due to the task of Novak Djokovic after the first movement in the semi-finals. Sinner, on the other hand, was already 15:04 hours.