Jannik Sinner brushed aside Alexander Zverev in the final of the men’s singles event at Australian Open on Sunday to emerge champion.
The Italian top seed secured a back-to-back victory by deliverinh in the decisive moments to win 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 against the second seed.
Despite an ongoing doping case hanging over him, Sinner has been able to block out the noise to claim a third Grand Slam title.
“It’s an incredible tournament for me, I hope I can keep it going,” said Sinner, who is the first Italian player to win three majors.
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Zverev could not create a single break point in the match and grew increasingly frustrated as his game failed to trouble Sinner.
The 27-year-old German becomes the sixth man in the Open era to lose his first three Grand Slam finals.
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Source: Ripples Nigeria