Sinner Wins Major Tennis Title for First Time
‘Divinity’ Sinner Wins Major Tennis Title for First Time as Italian Player in 48 Years
Medvedev becomes the first man in history to suffer two 2-3 upset losses in major finals
Jannik Sinner (4th place, Italy) stands tall as a ‘nova’ in the world of tennis.
Sinner defeated Daniil Medvedev (3rd place, Russia) 3-2 (3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3) in the men's singles final of the Australian Open tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia on the 28th.
Born in 2001, Sinner became the third Italian male player to win the singles title in a major tennis tournament. 온라인카지노사이트
Before Sinner, Nicola Pietrangeli won the French Open in 1959 and 1960, and Adriano Panata also reached the top of the French Open in 1976, 48 years ago.
Sinner has been on a rapid rise since the second half of last year, and eventually won the first major tournament of the new year by defeating top ranked players such as Novak Djokovic (No. 1, Serbia) and Medvedev.
From November of last year to the semifinals of this tournament, he met Djokovic four times and recorded 3 wins and 1 loss, showing off his peak skills, and in last year's Davis Cup, a national competition, he led his country Italy to the top for the first time in 47 years since 1976.
Jannik Sinner, who became the youngest men's singles winner at the Australian Open (22 years, 165 days) since Djokovic (20 years old at the time) in 2008, will be the 'next-generation standard bearer' of world men's tennis along with Carlos Alcaraz (2nd, Spain), born in 2003.
It is expected to play an active role.
He is the champion of the 2019 Men's Professional Tennis (ATP) Next Generation Finals, which invites top ranked players under the age of 21.
Sinner, who was recognized for his potential early on by dominating competitions among promising athletes, is 188cm tall and has a slim body weighing 76kg, but his strength lies in the solid lower body he gained from his experience as a skier in his youth.
Compared to Medvedev, who showed signs of declining stamina early on in the day, Sinner achieved a huge victory in the match that lasted 3 hours and 44 minutes through his ability to cover a wide court and powerful strokes even at the end of the 5th set.
In an interview at the awards ceremony, Sinner expressed his respect for his opponent, saying, “We have met Medvedev several times in the finals,” and “Because of that, he was able to become a better player.”
He then congratulated Medvedev, saying, “I hope to win here someday.”
Medvedev suffered the same upset loss to Rafael Nadal (Spain) 2-3 (6-2 7-6<7-5> 4-6 4-6 5-7) in the final of this tournament in 2022.
The 2021 US Open champion lost in the finals of the 2021, 2022 and 2024 Australian Opens.
Medvedev is the second player to lose three times in the Australian Open finals after Andy Murray (Great Britain).
Murray lost all five Australian Open finals: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016.
However, the lead has never turned from 2-0 to 2-3.
Medvedev is the first player to lose a 2-0 lead twice in the finals of a major tournament since 1968, when professional players were allowed to participate in major tournaments.
Daniil Medvedev showed strong performances in the hard court major tournaments, the Australian Open and the US Open, but only recorded 1 win and 5 losses in the finals.
His best performance is the quarterfinals at the French Open in 2021 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year.
Medvedev congratulated Sinner and said, "Next time we meet in the final, I hope I win," and used self-deprecating humor, saying, "Because I lost in the final of this tournament three times."
