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

[NatF]

Zverev going off court, he's learnt from the masters.

 

[ibbi]

Zverev putting 81% firsts in at an average of 129mph and he's only won 62% behind it.

 

[RF-18]

Zverev will always be the same player in these matches. It was the same against Djokovic wich I called out, he was just extremely lucky Djokovic was injured cause he would have lost again like usual. He is just too passive when the chips are down.

 

[Drighiz]

This is only going to end one way

 

[kishnabe]

Once Sinner covered that wide serve, Zev got toast.

 

[abmk]

Comms jizzing all over. While Z had 3 chances at a pass

yeah, awful attempts at passing by Zverev

 

[Hitman]

Well hell, what can you do?

Get someone on court to play with you? two against one?

 

[Arak]

This will be over in 3. Zverev is just too chicken.

 

[Pheasant]

Wow man. Zverev is getting 81% of his first serves in and he’s still trailing in this match. You don’t expect to face 6 BPs when you are serving like that.

% 1st serves won by Zverev: 62
% 2nd serves won by Sinner: 63

Sinner is really playing well. Wow!!

 

[tx10is]

zverev took a break to go to the stringing room to as for his racquets lol

 

[FeroBango]

No it wasn't

It was, as have other approaches been.

 

[Martin J]

It looks like Zverev is trying to win this with a power game, went for too much in rallies and made some unnecessary unforced errors. Sinner seems to be too good to be blown off the court, maybe Zed should try to beat him with the consistency/turn the match into a grind fest. May not be enough though, Sinner is rock solid and serves quite well.

 

[weakera]

I wonder if Zverev had managed to sneak out the choke fest USO Final vs. Thiem would he play more freely in these matches with his slam cherry popped.

 

[TheSlicer]

That was crazy level from sinner in the first

 

[RSJfan]

Never did.

 

[TheSlicer]

I wonder if Zverev had managed to sneak out the choke fest USO Final vs. Thiem would he play more freely in these matches with his slam cherry popped.

Still probably wouldnt have won that set, he didnt make many mistakes, but sinner capitalizes on each one of them, too solid, too calm

 

[abmk]

commentators saying Zverev played a very good 1st set.

 

[Breakpointerer]

It was, as have other approaches been.

Other ones yes. Not that one specifically.

 

[Hitman]

Djokosmash

Z is rattled

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Zverev with a Djokosmash hahahah

 

[Enceladus]

Sinner-Zverev 6:3

Now that Jannik has a set in his pocket, it will be difficult for Sascha to assert himself. When Jannik has momentum on his side, it's hard to get him out of it.

 

[guga_fan]

The only chance for Zverev is to make to make this match into a slugfest and test Sinner’s body, but he has been missing too much from the baseline for that so far…

 

[Enceladus]

Sascha hit Djokosmash!!

 

[RSJfan]

Eggsmash by Zed!

 

[ibbi]

I wonder if Zverev had managed to sneak out the choke fest USO Final vs. Thiem would he play more freely in these matches with his slam cherry popped.

You never know, right? It's easy to say that he would have gotten so much confidence from it that he would have been a completely different player in terms of big match nerve, but then some people crumble once the crown is on their head. Ivanovic one that comes to mind. You could put Thiem in there as another one.

 

[Zodd]

Just tuned in and by the looks of it Sinner took the first fairly comfortably meaning for now all is well

 

[mike danny]

I wonder if Zverev had managed to sneak out the choke fest USO Final vs. Thiem would he play more freely in these matches with his slam cherry popped.

I'm sure he's starting to regret it.

 

[mehdimike]

Sinner might regret not breaking Sasha here.

 

[tx10is]

so djoker is in house with the jokersmash

 

[TheSlicer]

If this doesnt get physical zed has no chance, he needs to make this as long as possible, and Hope for a drop in level of sinner

 

[Hitman]

I think Zverev is struggling to find the balance between aggression and grinding. Sometimes to me it looks like he goes from one to the next in the same point, and hurts himself.

 

[dfwchar]

oof that overhead

 

[veelium]

Zverev missing too much, hope he can steal a set somehow to make this interesting.

 

[ibbi]

EASY unforced errors from Zverev right now. Very lame.

 

[ibbi]

He should just play for tiebreaks...

 

[TheSlicer]

Games end too fast for the interests of zed

 

[weakera]

Am I the only one who feels like this is a really dull and unsuspenseful vibe for a slam final so far. It would almost benefit from being bo3 to artificially inject some drama from the potential suddenness of the ending.

 

[Pheasant]

Zverev is getting dominated in rallies. He can’t afford to trade shots with Sinner. He needs to get more aggressive.

 

[Hitman]

Z need to make his mind up here, aggression or grinding? Because if he loses this set, it's over.

0-30.

 

[NatF]

...and people think this is the best guy to not win a slam lol.

 

[guga_fan]

So far, it looks like the Rune match was the biggest test for Sinner in this tournament. Could have at least grabbed 2 sets if he had the least bit of restraint…

 

[mehdimike]

Why does Zverev approaching net when he is not confident there?

 

[ForehandCross]

The reason Z has not won a single slam is on display currently.
Djokovic and Nadal had passages and passages of getting blown off the court by Fraud and vice versa.
While Fraud used to give up more, Djokodal never did, they stuck to the absolute basics and kept giving the best they could, eventually turning around matches.
Z had just given up before he even stepped on the court.

 

[mike danny]

...and people think this is the best guy to not win a slam lol.

USO 2020 should've been their answer.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

...and people think this is the best guy to not win a slam lol.

Literally! Why do people keep saying that when players like Ferrer and Berdych exist and that’s just guys from the last 20 years!

Idiocy.

 

[RSJfan]

I think Zverev is struggling to find the balance between aggression and grinding. Sometimes to me it looks like he goes from one to the next in the same point, and hurts himself. play tennis.

 

[TheSlicer]

Yeah zed tactically Lost, normal, as he doesnt have many edges against sinner, if he misses the first serve, its always uphill for him, he has to risk too much

 

[Pheasant]

Wow. Big miss by Sinner there. But it’s still 15-30

 

[ibbi]

Am I the only one who feels like this is a really dull and unsuspenseful vibe for a slam final so far. It would almost benefit from being bo3 to artificially inject some drama from the potential suddenness of the ending.

I thought set 1 was mostly good! Suspense obviously on the backfoot early in the second after so decisive and end to the first though.

 

[mike danny]

The reason Z has not won a single slam is on display currently.
Djokovic and Nadal had passages and passages of getting blown off the court by Fraud and vice versa.
While Fraud used to give up more, Djokodal never did, they stuck to the absolute basics and kept giving the best they could, eventually turning around matches.
Z had just given up before he even stepped on the court.

Fed didn't give up.