By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Alexander Zverev felt a foreboding of déjà vu going through Jannik Sinner within the Australian Open closing.
One spherical after Zverev toppled Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic within the semifinals, he noticed world No. 1 Sinner play with the precision of a Djokovic clone within the Australian Open closing.
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The highest-seeded Sinner didn’t drop serve sweeping Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to efficiently defend his Australian Open crown and run his profitable streak to 21 matches.
Afterward, Zverev mentioned three-time main champion Sinner is “very, very” just like 24-time main champion Djokovic at his greatest.
“He is very, similar to Novak when he was at his greatest,” Zverev advised the media in Melbourne. “They barely miss, like barely miss. They make you suppose like it’s important to overhit on a regular basis to have an opportunity in a rally towards them.
“It is very, very tough to win some extent from the again of the courtroom towards them, towards Novak and him. Transfer clearly super.”
The 2020 Olympic gold-medal champion mentioned each Sinner and Djokovic are oppressive opponents speeding you of response time and area.
“They’re continuously on the baseline,” Zverev mentioned. “They do not offer you any area. They do not offer you any time. Yeah, I imply, excellent now too good for me.”
