Jannik Sinner equals Roger Federer and Andre Agassi record after reaching the Australian Open second round

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Jannik Sinner has battled his way into the second round of the Australian Open after a hard-fought win over Nicolas Jarry.

Sinner was happy with the Australian Open crowd in his first round match, where the ATP number one met the number 36.

Aryna Sabalenka thinks Sinner will win the Australian Open, with both number ones looking to defend their titles in Melbourne.

And after beating Qinwen Zheng and Daniil Medvedev respectively in last year’s finals, both players are now into this year’s second round.

Sinner now faces Australian Tristan Schoolkate in round two, having overcome Jarry 7-6(2), 7-6(5), 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena.

Jannik Sinner emulates Roger Federer with 15th straight Grand Slam hard-court match win

And as per OptaAce, it represented a 15th straight Grand Slam hard-court match win for Sinner, who has become the fourth player to achieve the feat since 2000.

The Italian world number one has now followed in the footsteps of legendary trio Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

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He withstood 40 winners from his Chilean opponent Jarry, posting win rates of 83% and 70% on first serve and second serve respectively.

How many hard-court ATP titles has Jannik Sinner won?

Sinner won both hard-court majors in 2024, emerging victorious at the Australian Open and US Open for his first two Grand Slam titles.

But his hard-court abilities were not limited to those two tournaments, with seven of his eight tour-level titles in 2024 coming on the surface.

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He now has 18 ATP Tour titles to his name at the age of just 23, with 16 of those coming on his seemingly favoured surface.

Sinner was indeed notified of his place among the icons in his post-match press conference, before being asked why he is so strong on hard courts and how it feels to be in such fine company.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s amazing to be next to these names,” he said. “I cannot compare myself with these players, no? They have done so, so many things. I’m just trying to make my own little story. Happy about that.

“I like hard courts. I like these conditions. Especially when it’s not that hot like today, it’s very nice to play. Yeah, so happy how I’m trying to keep going as much as I can.”