The level of the last twelve months has projected Jannik Sinner into a new dimension. The world No. 1 has become the undisputed leader of the men's tour and – despite the spikes of his great rival Carlos Alcaraz – there is no longer any doubt about who is the player to beat right now.

Despite reaching the final at the 2025 Australian Open, Alexander Zverev is still not so close to winning a Grand Slam title. The current world No.2 has certainly improved in several aspects of his game in recent months, as evidenced by his results at the end of 2024 and his excellent run at Melbourne Park earlier this year.

Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner topped Alexander Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6, 5-3 in the 2025 Australian Open final, cementing his third career Grand Slam title.

Facing Sinner reminded Alexander Zverev of trying to solve the challenge presented by the 24-time major champion Djokovic.

Grigor Dimitrov is also out of Rotterdam after suffering an injury in Australia, while World No.3 Alcaraz is now the top seed. Big guns Daniil Medvedev and de Minaur are set to play, with the Aussie hoping to go one better than his runner-up finish to Sinner in 2024.

Zverev got his spot in the Australian Open final — play is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) on Sunday — when 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic stopped playing because of a leg injury just one set into their semifinal on Friday.

Boris Becker observed that Alexander Zverev lacked confidence when he walked onto the court for the 2025 Australian Open final against Jannik Sinner. The German ace, on Sunday (January 26), did not put up enough fight,

MELBOURNE — There’s all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday that earned the 23-year-old Italian a second consecutive Australian Open championship.