Jannik Sinner is once again the champion in Melbourne. The Italian flawlessly defended his Australian Open title in a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev and made history in the process.

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.

Among them: the Italian has now won his last 10 matches in a row against Top 10 players in straight sets, the first man to do that since ATP rankings began in 1973.

Ben Shelton collected two Major semi-finals at 22! The Atlanta native made a breakthrough at Majors in 2023, reaching the Australian Open quarter-final and moving a step forward at the US Open eight months later.

It was since 2019 – when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other in the final – that the last act of the Happy Slam had not pitted the top two players in the ATP ranking against each other.

There are many exceptional talents in the game today. Many players possess the ability to win tournaments and perform on big stages. Throughout tennis history, certain players have stood above the rest.

Jannik Sinner’s coach, Simone Vagnozzi, believes the recent Australian Open champion possesses the qualities to chase the achievements of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

Follow reaction as Sinner retained the championship with a brilliant showing against three-time major final loser Zverev on Rod Laver in Melbourne

Jannik Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, is the youngest man to leave Melbourne Park with the trophy two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1992-93.

Jannik Sinner has etched his name in tennis history with a stunning Australian Open victory, defeating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final. The Italian world number one secured his third Grand Slam title,

In fact, only the Big 3 have won more matches than the Italian in his last 100 games. Sinner has 93 victories, just one less than the Spaniard's 94 and two less than the Serbian's 95. The Swiss Maestro's record is monstrous, capable of an incredible streak of 97 matches won out of 100. But Sinner is there.