Italy’s Sinner is the 11th man in the Open Era to retain the title in Melbourne. He had come back from two-sets-to-love down last year to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the summit clash.

In total, Sinner has won 36 of his last 37 matches, his only defeat coming against Carlos Alcaraz in the final of October’s China Open.

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,