With Sinner's precise backhand diagonal crossing, the 2025 Australian Open men's singles final officially came to an end. Italy's Men's Singles World No. 1 and Rolex Testimonee Sinner defeated world No. 2 Zverev in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-3. In this match, Sinner performed perfectly, did not give his opponent any break chance throughout the match, and successfully defended his Australian Open title. The win was significant, not only as it meant three consecutive hard court Grand Slam titles, but also helped him claim his 19th career title, as well as 2,000 championship points and a whopping $3.5 million in prize money.

Rolex Testimonee Sinner defended his title strongly

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From last year's Shanghai Rolex Masters to his Australian Open victory, Sinner has embarked on an unstoppable winning streak, winning 21 consecutive victories across the season. In particular, he has maintained a staggering record of 10 consecutive wins without dropping a set against the world's top 10 players, fully demonstrating his dominance on hard courts.

Sinner's achievement makes him only the third active male player to win his first three Grand Slam finals, joining Wawrinka and fellow Rolex Testimonee Alcaraz. Not only that, but with this victory, he also managed to join the ranks of legends such as McEnroe, Lendl, Djokovic and Rolex testimonee Federer, becoming only the fifth male player in the Open era to win three consecutive hard-court Grand Slams.

However, for Zverev, this defeat was undoubtedly bitter. He became only the sixth male player in the Open era to lose his first three Grand Slam finals, joining Agassi, Ivanisevic, Murray, Thiem and Ruud, all of whom went on to win Grand Slam titles.

Rolex Testimonee Alcaraz

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So far, the winning rate of the men's "post-00" players in the Grand Slam finals has been perfect, reaching 7 wins and 0 losses. Among them, Rolex duo Sinner and Alcaraz have won three and four Grand Slam titles respectively, and have won the last five Grand Slam titles. In contrast, the "post-90s" generation of players, who are in the transition between the old and the new, have a particularly difficult time, with only 2 wins and 20 losses in Grand Slam finals.

At the ceremony, the 23-year-old Sinner showed a heartwarming side, sincerely encouraging Zverev: "Sasha, you have a really amazing team behind you, you are a very good player, you have to have confidence in yourself. Everyone involved in the sport knows how strong you are as a player and as an individual. Keep up, keep up the good work, and we're all confident that you'll be able to lift the Grand Slam trophy soon. I wish you all the best! ”

Sinner, who lifted the Norman Brooks Challenge Cup for the second time, couldn't hide his joy: "I'm really happy to be able to achieve this result again in Australia. It's amazing to be here to share this moment of glory with my team, my family, and the people I love. ”

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The 27-year-old Zverev was also unsparing in his praise for Sinner: "It's a terrible feeling to stand next to this trophy and not be able to touch it with your own hands. Congratulations to Jannick, you are the best player in the world at the moment and I hope I can be more competitive today. You're so good, and you deserve it. Congratulations to your team as well, no one deserves this title more than you. ”

Zverev also lamented: "I don't want to end my career as the best player who is not the best player in a Grand Slam championship, I will continue to give my best to win a Grand Slam championship trophy." ”

Rolex Testimonee Fonseca

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Rolex Testimonee Shelton

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Rolex Testimonee Rune

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The men's singles scene is much more focused than that. Last year's ATP New Talent Finals champion Fonseca, an 18-year-old Brazilian who had just joined the Rolex Testimonee family, knocked out ninth seed Rublev 3-0 in the first round of the Australian Open. Other Rolex Testimonees also had impressive performances, with the 22-year-old American reaching the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the second time in his career, while 13th seed Rune progressed to the fourth round, both of whom were defeated in a derby against Sinner's Rolex Testimonee. In addition, the 21-year-old Spanish king and Rolex ambassador Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the second year in a row, and in the quarter-finals, he staged a wonderful peak duel with the tournament's 10-time champion Djokovic, and finally lost 1-3. The match was physically taxing on Djokovic, resulting in a leg injury that led to his retirement after losing to Zverev in the first set of the semifinals.

The women's singles competition was also full of highlights. The 29-year-old American Keys has finally made his dream come true in his 46th Grand Slam main draw tour. She defeated world number one and defending champion Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the final to win 12 consecutive victories and lift her first career Grand Slam title.

Keys defeated Sabalenka to win her first Grand Slam title

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On Case's way to the title, the semi-final match was thrilling. She saved a match point in the deciding set to beat Rolex Testimonee and No.2 seed Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6. For Swiatek, this is the second time she has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, equalling her best record at the Australian Open.

Rolex Testimonee Swiatek

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At this year's Australian Open, five of the seven matches Keys won were in three-set matches. In addition to consecutive victories over the world's top two, she also defeated a number of strong players such as Rybakina, Collins, and Svitolina.

At the ceremony, Keith held the Daphne Ackhurst Memorial Cup and said emotionally: "I've been looking forward to this moment for a long time. I've been to a Grand Slam final before, but I wasn't sure if I would be able to play in the final again. When I lost confidence in myself, my team always trusted me. ”

At the end of November last year, Keys married Björn FlatAnglo, a former French Open junior men's singles champion and ATP professional, who is now not only Case's husband, but also her coach. With the encouragement and support of Frat Angelo, Keys regained his confidence after suffering injuries last year and made a spectacular start to the new season, showing his talent to the fullest.

Rolex Testimonee Gauff

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Rolex Testimonee Mira Andreyeva

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Rolex Testimonee Bencic

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Elsewhere in the Women's Singles, Rolex Testimonee and one of the favourites for the title, American Gauff made it to the quarter-finals, but was unexpectedly beaten in two sets by Bardosa, who lost to her friend Sabalenka in the semi-finals. Rolex Testimonee and 17-year-old prodigy Milla Andreeva not only reached the last 16 of singles for the second year in a row, but also reached the semi-finals of women's doubles with Schneider. In addition, Rolex Testimonee Bencic made his comeback to his first Grand Slam tournament in the postpartum tournament, beating the likes of Ostapenko and Naomi Osaka to advance to the fourth round.

Men's Doubles champions Heliewara/Patten

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Women's Doubles champions Siniakova/Townsend

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Mixed doubles champions Gadeki/Pierce

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Wheelchair Women's Doubles champion Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying

Photo: Li Jianyi

In other major events, sixth seeds Helieuwera/Patten came back from behind to win the Men's Doubles title with a comeback win over third seeds Boleri/Vavasori; Top seeds Siniakova/Townsend defeated third seeds Hsieh Shuwei/Ostapenko in three sets to win the Women's Doubles title. In the mixed doubles final, Australia's Gadeki/Pierce defeated compatriots Birrell/Smith to win the title. In the wheelchair tennis arena, there was also exciting good news, the Chinese pair Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying played well, defeated the Chinese and Japanese pair Zhu Zhenzhen/Tanaka Aimi, and won the championship, which is the first time that Chinese wheelchair tennis has won the championship in a Grand Slam event!

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In the blink of an eye, the 2025 Australian Open came to a successful conclusion. The cumulative number of viewers at this year's Australian Open reached 1,102,303, breaking last year's record of 1,020,763. If you add in the number of spectators in the qualifying round, the number is as high as 1,218,831, which also breaks last year's record of 1,110,657. Since 2008, Rolex, the Swiss watch brand, has partnered with the Australian Open as the timekeeper of the event, witnessing every moment of the Asia-Pacific Grand Slam.

(Text: Felix)