Sinner-Zverev, the negative data for Jannik towards the Australian Open final

On the way to Jannik Sinner chasing the second consecutive triumph at the Australian Open final on Sunday 25 January 2025there is the taboo Alexander Zverev. Yes because the German tennis player, who qualified for the Melbourne final after Novak’s withdrawal Djokovic in the semifinals, he is one of the few players on the circuit to have a positive result precedents con Jannik Sinner.

The direct clashes between the two in fact they smile at Zverevwho in 2024 managed to climb to second place in the ATP ranking and hopes to get closer to Sinner’s first place, perhaps beating him in Melbourne. The two faced each other six times and the German managed to triumph in quattro occasions, leaving only two victories for the blue.

The Zverev taboo

The first match between the two dates back to Roland Garros 2020when Sinner he managed to prevail in the round of 16 in four sets. But then it began Zverev’s domain, who also beat Jannik on the cementhis favorite surface.

In fact, the German prevailed in the semi-final of Coloniain September 2020, and twice in the round of 16 US Open once in 2021 and again in 2023. In between there was the challenge on the red clay of Monte Carlo when Zverev won in three sets in the 2022 quarter-finals. Now a new chapter to write in Melbourne, with a Slam up for grabs.