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Jannik Sinner Comforted Alexander Zverev After Duel in Australian Open Final
Jannik Sinner entered the Australian Open as the top seed and left as the champion. Sinner earned his third major singles victory as he defended his Australian Open title from last year. On the way out, the world No. 1 comforted his opponent, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, who was emotional after the match.
Zverev has yet to win a Grand Slam event although the 2025 Australian Open final is the third he's reached over his career. To fall short once more brought out plenty of emotions following the match on Sunday. Luckily, Sinner was there to lend a hand, giving Zverev some words of encouragement before the two embraced after their matchup.
Beautiful moment between Sinner and Zverev after the Australian Open final.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) January 26, 2025
Zverev has lost 3 Grand Slam finals… it’s painful to come that close but fall just short.
Jannik puts his arms on his shoulders and consoles him.
All class. ❤️
pic.twitter.com/rZE8iMUoVT
After the moment, Zverev explained the feeling of reaching another Grand Slam final without winning the top prize.
"Now for the third time, seeing somebody lift the trophy, me standing next to that is difficult because there's nothing more I want than to be able to hold one of those trophies in my hands," he said via ESPN.
Sinner, 23, won the match in straight sets to grab his 21st straight win on hard courts. As he held onto the world No. 1 ranking and added another major title to his trophy case, the Italian star took the time to make sure his opponent was alright.
Taking this trophy home for a second time feels absolutely unreal!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ To my team and all of you who’ve cheered me on from every corner of the world – thank you! Huge respect to @AlexZverev for an incredible match 🤝🏻🤝🏻🤝🏻🇦🇺 @AustralianOpen pic.twitter.com/uWwH0PRxxg
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) January 26, 2025
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Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.