{"id":489418,"date":"2025-01-26T07:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T11:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=489418"},"modified":"2025-01-26T07:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T11:50:39","slug":"no-mercy-for-zverev-sinner-clinches-second-australian-open-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/no-mercy-for-zverev-sinner-clinches-second-australian-open-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"No mercy for Zverev &#8211; Sinner clinches second Australian Open in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jannik Sinner reaffirmed his status as the world\u2019s top men\u2019s player by clinching back-to-back Australian Open titles with a commanding victory over Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian top seed delivered in crucial moments to secure a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win, showcasing his relentless baseline game, power, and mental resilience. Despite an ongoing doping case overshadowing his rival, Sinner remained unfazed, capturing his third Grand Slam title in dominant fashion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jannik Sinner\u2026 EXCUSE ME?????<\/p>\n<p>You are insane, sir. \ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7rhVDQxZK\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/O7rhVDQxZK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1883464266663206942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old did not face a single break point against Zverev and dropped just two sets throughout his Melbourne Park campaign. He sealed the win with a composed cross-court winner, raising his hands in celebration before embracing his team.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev, 27, struggled to find answers and became visibly frustrated. The loss makes him the sixth man in the Open era to lose his first three Grand Slam finals, having previously fallen short at the 2020 US Open and 2024 French Open.<\/p>\n<p>After the game Zverev slumped into his chair devastated, covering his face with a towel, while Sinner greeted his team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A lovely warm embrace between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev \ud83e\udd70<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AusOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ypu0J7bkDW\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ypu0J7bkDW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eurosport (@eurosport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurosport\/status\/1883480246311096756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jannik Sinner reaffirmed his status as the world\u2019s top men\u2019s player by clinching back-to-back Australian Open titles with a commanding victory over Alexander [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":489419,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[16760,5443,17625],"news_category":[16714,16715,14084],"gn_keywords":[17870,2469,18543],"acf":{"announce":"The world No. 1 was unmistakable, winning 3-0 without a single break point ","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/489418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/489418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":489420,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/489418\/revisions\/489420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489418"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=489418"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=489418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}