led two sets to zero, Jannik Sinner overthrows Daniil Medvedev and wins his first Grand Slam

Long overtaken, Jannik Sinner returned to the race and won against Daniil Medvedev in five sets in the final on Sunday. He won his very first Grand Slam tournament.

The question of his state of fatigue remained the unknown of the match. At the dawn of this Australian Open final against Jannik Sinner, Sunday January 28, Daniil Medvedev had almost six hours more on court than his opponent of the day: 20:33 of play, three matches in five sets and two in four. All against an Italian who remained on three victories during their last confrontations, in Beijing, Vienna and at the Masters, and who was experiencing his first Grand Slam final.

For two sets, the uncompromising Russian showed no sign of fatigue and seemed to be flying towards his second title in a Major. But his opponent didn’t give up, and the Russian slowed down, conceding one, then two rounds. Until the final set, which sealed the victory for Jannik Sinner (3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3).

The Italian won his very first Grand Slam title at the age of 22, the first for an Italian in 48 years and Adriano Panatta in 1976 at Roland Garros. “It was a huge tournament for me. Thanks to everyone in the box, who follows me every day and helps me grow. I’m still a little young sometimes but that’s how it is. Support It’s been a crazy two weeks, you made me feel at home”reacted the winner on the podium.

First final and first title

The world number 3 nevertheless had a solid game plan. Fast, he also pushed Sinner to play long and make mistakes. And he quickly took the first set, in thirty-six minutes, against an opponent who was unable to read his game (3-6). Sinner, however, seemed to return to the game at the start of the second set, with this long second game where he saved four break points. A short respite that the Italian was unable to extend, losing in just under an hour (3-6).

It was finally in the third set that fatigue set in. Less impactful, Medvedev seemed to come up against a more confident and less hurried Sinner. The world number 4 settled his game further until winning the third set and, thus, restarting the match (6-4) before winning the fourth set (6-4). And to confirm, in thirty-eight minutes, the turnaround in the situation. As evidenced by this point in 27 touches of the ball, at 4-2, finally won by the Italian, who sealed his victory (6-3) and definitively knocked out Medvedev. The Russian lost in the final in Melbourne in three of the last four editions.