At the first Grand Slam tournament in 2024, players like Alcaraz, Medvedev, Zverev, Rune... are expected to break the dominance of the "Big Three" at Melbourne Park. Because since Stan Wawrinka won the 2014 Australian Open, the titles here have always belonged to Djokovic (6 times), Federer (2 times) and Nadal (2 times). However, it is Sinner who has made a strong impression on tennis fans around the world. A series of convincing victories against strong seeds like Karen Khachanov, Andrey Rublev and especially the monument Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals have given the 22-year-old Italian the opportunity to lift the first prestigious Grand Slam trophy of his career.
Jannik Sinner and the first Grand Slam title of his career
It seemed like the first Grand Slam trophy was far away from Sinner when he lost 2 sets early with a score of 3/6 against the 27-year-old Russian player. But everything changed from the 3rd set when the Italian player played more "explosively". With a very high determination and accurate, powerful shots, Sinner created an impressive comeback with 3 wins with the scores of 6/4, 6/4 and 6/3 to officially win the 2024 Australian Open championship.
"This is a huge achievement for me and I want to thank everyone. It was a difficult match when my opponent started so well. But I took advantage of the small opportunities to win. It was a match with a lot of emotions and the feeling was unbelievable," said the new Australian Open champion Sinner.
Sinner's tennis career will certainly change after his own historic victory. With this year's Australian Open title, Sinner became the third Italian player in history to win a Grand Slam title. Previously, seniors such as Nicola Pietrangeli won the French Open in 1959 and 1960; Adriano Panatta was also the French Open champion in 1976. In addition, Sinner is also the youngest male player to win the title at Melbourne Park since Djokovic did so in the 2008 season at the age of 20. This defeat made Medvedev the only player in the Open Era to lose two Australian Open finals after leading by two sets, before losing to Nadal in the 2022 season.
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