MELBOURNE: World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open title in style with a crushing straight sets victory over second seed Alexander Zverev on Sunday.
Sinner was unstoppable in the final to sweep aside the German 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in two hours and 42 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
It was the 23-year-old Italian's third title in the last five Grand Slams to cement his standing as the best player in men's tennis.
Zverev, 27, remains without a major trophy having previously lost five-set finals at the 2020 US Open and last year's French Open.