Alexander Zverev sends message to Jannik Sinner on social media after losing Australian Open final

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Alexander Zverev has suffered yet more Grand Slam heartache after losing the Australian Open final to Jannik Sinner.

John McEnroe said Zverev was ‘flat’ in the Australian Open final, which he lost 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3 in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic has consoled Zverev, with the ATP number two having now lost all three Grand Slam finals of his career.

Conversely, Sinner has now won all three of his, with the Italian maintaining his world number one ranking after his latest success.

He won the Australian Open final at Rod Laver Arena after two hours and 42 minutes, and closed his head-to-head record with Zverev to 3-4.

Alexander Zverev congratulates Jannik Sinner on Australian Open title

Sinner has now won their last two ATP meetings, but Zverev had previously clinched four in a row after the former had won their first-ever match.

The German has now remained upbeat despite his latest loss, with Zverev writing on Instagram: “The journey continues…

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“Congrats to Jannik Sinner on another Australian Open title. And thank you all for your amazing support throughout these last two weeks!”

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Sinner successfully defended his title in Melbourne, continuing his dominance on hard courts, having also won the 2024 US Open.

He has now started his 2025 season off the way he ended 2024, when he also lifted the ATP Finals trophy.

Zverev meanwhile will undoubtedly continue his fight for that elusive Grand Slam title, but it remains to be seen if he will ever get over the line.

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The 27-year-old has now lost two hard-court Grand Slam finals and one on clay, with a fourth round finish his best result on the grass of Wimbledon.

He certainly did well to avoid Australian Open upsets against the likes of Jacob Fearnley and Ugo Humbert, along with picking up important wins over Tommy Paul and Novak Djokovic.

But ultimately world number one Sinner proved a step too far, with the Italian having picked up impressive wins of his own over the likes of Holger Rune, Alex de Minaur and Ben Shelton.

Remarkably, he didn’t allow his final opponent a single break point throughout the encounter, which perhaps was thanks to a combination of his ruthlessness and Zverev’s sub-par standards.