Jannik Sinner wins the final of the Australian Open against Daniil Medvedev after two sets behind and wins his first major tournament. He becomes the first Italian to win the Grand Slam title.
Jannik Sinnecame back from two sets behind to win the final of the Australian Open against Daniil Medvedev (3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3), Sunday, and win his first Grand Slam title.
Jannik Sinner, aged 22, participated for the first time in a major tournament final. He achieved this by ending the long domination of Novak Djokovic on the tournament, reversing the situation in the semi-final.
He is the first Italian to win the Australian Open title.
For Daniil Medvedev, 2021 US Open championthis defeat is the fifth in six major finals.
Daniel Medvedev, third seedset a record with his fourth five-set match of the tournament and his time on court in a major tournament in the Open era, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz’s 23:40 at the 2022 US Open.
The Russian has lost two finals in a row here against Djokovic in 2021 and against Rafael Nadal – after leading by two sets – the following year. This time around, he won three matches in five sets to reach the championship match and made two comebacks after being down two sets to none.
Jannik Sinner only lost one single set in six rounds – in a third set tiebreaker against Djokovic – until his comeback in five sets on Sunday.