Jannik Sinner in a special universe: Zverev after shedding Australian Open closing

Alexander Zverev heaped reward on Jannik Sinner, saying that the Italian star is in a “totally different universe”. On Sunday, Sinner defeated Zverev in straight units within the closing of the Australian Open. Sinner additionally turned the primary Italian to win three majors, going previous Nicola Pietrangeli, who had two French Open titles in 1959 and 1960.

Sinner additionally turned solely the third participant since 2000 to win a Grand Slam closing with out dealing with a single break level. The 27-year-old Zverev hailed Sinner for being “one of the best” on onerous courts. So far as Zverev is worried, it was his third defeat in as many Grand Slam finals after he misplaced to Dominic Thiem within the US Open 2020, adopted by Carlos Alcaraz within the French Open 2024.

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“Yeah, by far one of the best. I imply, the details converse for themselves. He is received all of the Grand Slams on onerous courts since final yr. He is misplaced, I believe, three matches on onerous courts, proper? Three, 4, one thing like that. I am unsure, however someplace round that. I imply, I believe the details converse for themselves. He is in a special universe proper now to anybody else,” Zverev stated.

Within the post-match presentation ceremony, Zverev had admitted that he wasn’t adequate to win the grand finale and that Sinner was the deserving winner.

“It sucks standing subsequent to this factor and never with the ability to contact it. Congrats to Jannik. You’re one of the best participant on the earth by far. I hoped I might be extra aggressive at present. You’re simply too good. I wasn’t adequate. You actually deserve it. Congrats to your group as properly. There’s nobody that deserves this trophy extra,” Zverev added.

Zverev fired 12 aces and 25 winners, however his 45 unforced errors proved pricey. The 27-year-old had hoped to change into the primary German since Boris Becker in 1996 to assert a Grand Slam title.