Australian Open 2025 FINAL - Defending Heavyweight AO Champion Jannik Sinner [1] vs Challenger Alexander Zverev [2]

[junior74]

Zverev is trying to defend men’s honour in the war against the machines.

Oh… robot has glut hurt. Hope is lit.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Anyone notice McEnroe has corrected himself in the way he pronounces Zverev’s name since we had a thread on the board noting that?!

 

[edberg volleys]

Lol

 

[Pheasant]

This set is a must-win for Zverev. Sinner is flat this set.

 

[guga_fan]

How could Ben Shelton break Sinner multiple times and have so many BPs and Zverev can’t get to a single BP?

This match might be one of the biggest let downs of his Slam career.

 

[Hitman]

What an insane point!

15-0

 

[Martin J]

Anyone notice McEnroe has corrected himself in the way he pronounces Zverev’s name since we had a thread on the board noting that?!

He also stopped saying how Nadal has the best volleys of all top 100 players. It's obvious Mac is following this forum.

 

[Enceladus]

Jannik hit great passing shot winner!!

 

[ibbi]

Zverev with an incredible angled backhand in that point to pull Sinner out wide, could not finish the point, and Sinner makes him PAY!

 

[ForehandCross]

WTF was that approach

 

[ultimathule]

Bad approach by Z. Set it up on a T for Sinner

 

[ForehandCross]

Roddick would be proud

 

[mike danny]

Sinner has definitely worked hard on his fitness. He’s making all those sprints and retrieving impossible shots, and not even breathing heavily. His athleticism is even greater than Djokovic.

Considering Djokovic is 38, it should be.

 

[junior74]

WTF was that approach

Z should lure S in, instead of attacking the net

 

[Hitman]

The last person to beat Sinner in a HC slam was Zverev. That will not change regardless of the result of this match.

 

[Arak]

Considering Djokovic is 38, it should be.

I should have said Djokovic in his peak

 

[mike danny]

How could Ben Shelton break Sinner multiple times and have so many BPs and Zverev can’t get to a single BP?

This match might be one of the biggest let downs of his Slam career.

Isn't that all he has in his slam career?

 

[ibbi]

Zverev used to be such a great returner before the ankle snap. I wonder what happened.

 

[tennissavy]

Zverev is a terrible volleyer and needs to stay away from the net unless he gets a volley easy enough for a six year old to put away for a winner; otherwise, he will lose this match. He's been coming to the net way to often for someone so inept at the net; dumb move for him.

 

[mike danny]

I should have said Djokovic in his peak

The only better athlete than Djokovic at his peak is Nadal at his peak.

 

[Quaichang]

Zverev needs to pick up energy here

 

[Gary Duane]

Sinner has definitely worked hard on his fitness. He’s making all those sprints and retrieving impossible shots, and not even breathing heavily. His athleticism is even greater than Djokovic.

How many times did Djokovic cramp?

 

[Terenigma]

Sinner absolutely looks the more comfortable but if Zverev can snag this set then it's game on. Need more serves like that 30-love serve

 

[Deleted member 805385]

Peak Zverev is ATG level in Bo3.

 

[mike danny]

I feel like this will either go to a tiebreak which Sinner will win or Sinner breaks at 5-5.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

Care to close the poll, OP.

 

[mike danny]

Peak Zverev is ATG level in Bo3.

Then he should focus on winning this set so the rest of the match will be BO3.

 

[Hitman]

Massive serving by Z.

5-4

 

[InsuranceMan]

You guys are being sarcastic right

He also stopped saying how Nadal has the best volleys of all top 100 players. It's obvious Mac is following this forum.

 

[guga_fan]

Isn't that all he has in his slam career?

Yeah, probably. But laying an egg for basically all of the match on return is very bad.

Still, he has dozens of heartbreakers in important Slam matches…

 

[ibbi]

Imagine if he snatches this set after his juvenile body language.

 

[mike danny]

Z's body language doesn't scream "I'm ready to be a slam winner."

 

[Martin J]

You guys are being sarcastic right

What do you think?

 

[Terenigma]

Break coming here...

 

[Hitman]

Sinner's left hamstring....

 

[junior74]

I can’t describe how strange it feels to root for Zverev

 

[RSJfan]

Z's body language doesn't scream "I'm ready to be a slam winner."

 

[Zodd]

For those who watched from the start - how does Sinner's movement look now compared to the beginning of the match - any difference?

 

[Deleted member 805385]

Zverev's ex told me that he has a strong BH.

 

[Hitman]

0-30

Half a chance.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Zverev’s chance here

 

[Pheasant]

Wow. Out of nowhere, a pair of bad UE by Sinner there 0-30.

 

[Quaichang]

Slight opening here

 

[ForehandCross]

At some point Z is gonna realize he can beat sinner but that realization will also come with the reminder that he is Z in a slam final. And he will promptly fold.

 

[Hitman]

Massive serves from Sinner

40-30

 

[Terenigma]

3 huge serves back to back.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Big serves from sinner!

 

[ibbi]

What a serve to whip out at 30-30.

 

[BallisticMissileFonseca]

caked up

 

[Hitman]

Strong hold in the end.

5-5