German speaks ahead of grand slam final
Alexander Zverev spoke about the task that faces him at the Rod Laver Arena today:
Look, I think Jannik has been the best player in the world for the past 12 months. There’s no doubt about it. Won two Grand Slams. Has been very, very stable in those regards. So definitely one of the best players in the world.
Alexander Zverev
Italian favoured for masters title
Despite the form of both players, the bookies cannot see past a win for Sinner this morning.
Jannik Sinner – 30/100
Alexander Zverev – 5/2
All match odds brought to you by Betway.
Welcome to the Australian Open Final
Good morning tennis fans as we look forward to the showpiece final from down under.
Jannik Sinner goes up against Alexander Zverev as the Italian looks to defend his title.
Over the course of six matches, these players have only two sets a piece as the world number one and two go head-to-head.
Sinner is on a 20-match winning streak and is leading the ATP rankings by some way this season.
However, it is the German who holds the better record in their previous meetings and he has also won their only previous meetings at a hard-court major (US Open 2021 and 2023).
The 27-year-old Zverev can also reflect on some red-hot recent form of his own.
He has won 16 of his past 17 matches dating back to his title run at November’s Rolex Paris Masters.
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