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

[CoolCoolCool]

Wow, really unlucky. Kinda feel bad for Zverev.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Zverev smacked his racket as he lost that set as well, just saw on the replay.

 

[kishnabe]

At least this won't be a soul-crushing loss like his other 2 slam finals.

It will still be soul crushing for him.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

I thought I saw Sinner wince a bit and limp a bit, though it was just momentary. Wonder if something is going on. Regardless, Z losing that set does not bode well for his success here.

 

[RSJfan]

Zed champion.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Imagine if that netcord sends Z into retirement

 

[Terenigma]

This match has shown me how far ahead Sinner is compared to the tour. Particularly Alcaraz in that comparison. He's just everywhere around the court, consistently huge hitting and serving and doesn't look phased by any mental troubles.

 

[InsuranceMan]

Let’s go!!

 

[tx10is]

everybody go home it's overlol

 

[CosmosMpower]

Huge choke by Zverev as usual playing timid

 

[InsuranceMan]

everybody go home it's overlol

Yea I’m off lol

 

[Gazelle]

Keep your cool Sinner.

Blast this awful human off the court and win your third slam. Let’s go!

Wait, but isn't Sinner an awful human too?

 

[Zodd]

Classy response during the changeover to loosing the 2nd setthere by Zverev, and breaking those restrung frames is certainly not going to help

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Wait, but isn't Sinner an awful human too?

I’d take alleged cream doper over alleged bashing and choking multiple women including the mother of his child any day of the week

 

[Gazelle]

Watching Sinner is a calming meditating experience for me.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

I am trying really hard to feel sorry for Zverev, but I really can't.

 

[Hitman]

What a pass!!!

40-15

 

[RSJfan]

I thought I saw Sinner wince a bit and limp a bit, though it was just momentary. Wonder if something is going on. Regardless, Z losing that set does not bode well for his success here.

Stop. He’s like Murray: he winces, he walks around like he‘s hurting. It’s their normal court behavior. It means nothing as far as their physical shape.

 

[CosmosMpower]

Someone needs to fire Mary Jo and the clueless lady commentators. Unwatchable

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Hard to see a way back for Zverev now but he does play his best tennis when he's behind so who knows!

Yeah like in his first slam final

 

[junior74]

This match has shown me how far ahead Sinner is compared to the tour. Particularly Alcaraz in that comparison. He's just everywhere around the court, consistently huge hitting and serving and doesn't look phased by any mental troubles.

Sinner is to tennis what AI is to music

 

[Gary Duane]

Ok, off to sleep.
Who's gonna want to watch one more set of this?

Hopefully nothing has changed when I wake up.

I'm also going to bed. One half of my worst case scenario is almost done. It looks like Sinner is going to win this. I'm not convinced he's a doper but he may still get banned and if that happens the whole year or more is ruined for me. And that's not because I like Sinner. It is because now whoever else wins if he is banned will get an asterisk.

 

[counterloop]

Sinner is on a level above the rest of the field. This is boring compared to the women's final.

 

[Terenigma]

What a pass!!!

40-15

It was but it was a low effort approach from Zverev too, he doesn't have the belief. He's done.

 

[wang07]

boring match and anticlimactic ending, CIE finals were better than this

 

[Gary Duane]

Sinner is to tennis what AI is to music

And that's a good way to put it.

 

[Gazelle]

Zverev is toast. I think Sinner will wrap up this set quickly. Which is good as I have to leave in half an hour.

 

[Zodd]

Ok, off to sleep.
Who's gonna want to watch one more set of this?

Hopefully nothing has changed when I wake up.

I'm just about to put on another pot of coffee - want to see this one through.

Sleep tight and dream sweet dreams fiilled with Sinner GS victories

 

[NaDjoFed]

Sinner makes it seems easy shots that are incredibly difficult

 

[Martin J]

Sinner is to tennis what AI is to music

lol, cruel

 

[Lozo1016]

Sinner is winning 89% of his 1st serve points. Zverev's just drawing dead when Sinner gets his serve in.

 

[mike danny]

This game has been an encapsulation of the match so far.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Sinner is stunning! What a complete player! He does it in ice cool fashion. He’s like what Borg used to be like. Nothing fazes him.

 

[Quaichang]

Tall mountain to climb for Z to win his first major.

 

[Krish872007]

Zverev's hopes of winning a Major are all but over

 

[chjtennis]

Playing at night is also an advantage to Sinner. He seemed to struggle with fitness in earlier matches under the sun, but evening matches should help him.

 

[InsuranceMan]

I'm also going to bed. One half of my worst case scenario is almost done. It looks like Sinner is going to win this. I'm not convinced he's a doper but he may still get banned and if that happens the whole year or more is ruined for me. And that's not because I like Sinner. It is because now whoever else wins if he is banned will get an asterisk.

But then think of all the wonderful circulatory asterisk threads TTW will have Gary

 

[Gazelle]

I am trying really hard to feel sorry for Zverev, but I really can't.

A genetic freak that hits a forehand like a grandma, hard to have sympathy.

 

[mike danny]

Tall mountain to climb for Z to win his first major.

He couldn't even climb a rock in his first major F.

 

[Terenigma]

Looking back in a few years this season will look so strange for Sinner. Wins Australian open, gets banned from the tour for 6months. Refuses to elaborate.

 

[RSJfan]

Zed seemed like the real thing, only to find
Mucho mistrust, Zed’s gone behind

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Sinner is to tennis what AI is to music

Huge database absorbing all the life and the creativity of his opponents while destroying them ?

 

[vamosrafa18]

Zverev gets hit by a bad net cord in the 2nd set tiebreak. The double fault from Alcaraz in the 5th set of the RG 2024 final also got overruled. Seems like he just has the worst luck.

 

[Hitman]

Good hold

1-1

 

[junior74]

lol, cruel

Perfect, but no soul

 

[mike danny]

Zverev's hopes of winning a Major are all but over

I never understood this expression in English. Shouldn't "all but" imply an exception?

 

[Gazelle]

Imagine if that netcord sends Z into retirement

Nah, he's still won Rome and Madrid.

 

[FeroBango]

Clostebol aside, when you've got top 3 serve, return, fh, backhand, movement, and anticipation, with a touch of net cord mercy, it's very difficult to beat ya

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Sinner is Perfect Cell. Zverev is Android 17 waiting to be eaten

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Sinner is playing like a god, but also, the errors from Z are just terrible. He’s got to turn that around….NOW.