Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev start time and how to watch Australian Open final
Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev start time and how to watch Australian Open final
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The top two seeds clash in the final as defending champion Sinner goes for back-to-back Australian Open titles. Jannik Sinner faces Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final as the World No 1 bids for back-to-back men’s singles titles in Melbourne.
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Sinner won his first grand slam at the Australian Open 12 months ago when he came from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev and the Italian has since underlined his status as the best player in the world. Zverev progressed to a first Australian Open final after an injured Novak Djokovic dramatically retired from their semi-final on Friday, but the German has backed his position of World No 2 and is a strong contender to win his first grand slam.
The big-serving 27-year-old has dropped just one set on his way to the final and has the advantage of playing just 82 minutes against Djokovic, while Sinner needed much longer to defeat Ben Shelton and did not finish his semi-final until after midnight local time.
Zverev, though, has his demons in grand slam finals, losing the US Open final from two sets up to Dominic Thiem in 2020 and the French Open final from two sets to one up against Carlos Alcaraz last June. Sinner, 23, has won 13 matches in a row at Melbourne Park and now has the chance to add his third grand slam title, after also winning the US Open last September. Here’s everything you need to know.
The Australian Open men’s final will begin just after 8:30am GMT (UK time) on Sunday 26 January. We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
