Jannik Sinner retained his Australian Open title with an emphatic 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev on Sunday, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat.

A pair of wildly different on-court journeys end with a trophy in Melbourne.

The 2025 Australian Open Men's Final match between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev is set to take place on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park at 7:30 p.m. AEDT local time. That makes it a a 8:30 a.m. GMT start in the UK and a 3:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada.

Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aloft after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia,

Factbox on Italy's Jannik Sinner, who beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 in the Australian Open final on Sunday to win his third Grand Slam title: JANNIK SINNER Age: 23 Nation: Italy ATP Ranking: 1 Seeding: 1 Grand Slam titles: 3 (Australian Open 2024,

Jannik Sinner's remarkable victory at the Australian Open has drawn praise from tennis stars across the globe, with heartfelt messages coming from Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal. Carlos Alcaraz took to X to congratulate the Italian for his Grand Slam title.

Jannik Sinner cemented his status as the hard-court king of men’s tennis with his second-consecutive Australian Open title. The world number one defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena,