Artificial Intelligence conquers tennis with Sinner as its emissary

The Italian delivered a new display of power to claim the 2025 Australian Open, comfortably defeating Zverev in straight sets.

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 26 Jan 2025 | 12.25
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Jannik Sinner, champion of the 2025 Australian Open. Photo: gettyimages.
Jannik Sinner, champion of the 2025 Australian Open. Photo: gettyimages.

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Jannik Sinner has once again shown that he is virtually unbeatable on hard court currently. The Italian asserted his authority against an Alexander Zverev who found himself with no arguments to counter a perfect machine programmed for inevitable victory. With a score of 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3, he clinched his third Grand Slam title at the 2025 Australian Open.

An era of insulting dominance. That's the idea that comes to mind when watching Jannik Sinner compete on hard court. As if designed by an Artificial Intelligence, the Italian has strolled through the 2025 Australian Open with superhuman poise, frustrating any glimmer of hope in an Alexander Zverev who ended up desperate faced with the lack of cracks to sneak through in his opponent's stony tennis. Something historic may be in the making with the San Candido native.

From the initial stages of the first set, it was evident that Zverev struggled to find the ideal game plan that would bring him some hope. Playing with weight behind his drive, targeting his opponent's backhand, and finding a balance between aggression and consistency were the maxims with which he took to the court. There's nothing to blame the German for in that strategy, which he executed well, but as soon as his first serve percentage dropped, he faced the merciless siege of the Italian, who sealed his superiority with a break that proved decisive in the end.

- Zverev was prey to desperation in face of Sinner's perfection and ended with 44 unforced errors

He moved quicker, had a tad more power in his shots, handled everything Sascha threw at him, and didn't hesitate when facing crucial points. Sinner seemed unattainable also in the second set, but the German raised his level and managed to maintain parity, gaining a promising 0-30 lead in the twelfth game. There, the first major turning point occurred, with a cathedral-like response from the Italian, including the most spectacular point of the match, which went in his favor.

Sascha didn't falter, competing at his best in a tiebreak that seemed to be his last shot at glory. It was the moment to make a statement and show that there was a human, not a robot, on the other side of the net. However, with the score tied at 4-4, a very fortunate play for the Italian unfolded, with the ball touching the net, dropping dead on the other side, unleashing demons in a Zverev who saw how, after that stroke of luck, the robot resumed executing commands with the coldness and precision it is accustomed to, taking a two-set lead.

- Sinner has not faced a single break point against him during this final

The mountain seemed impossible to climb for the Teuton, not due to his inability to do it on his own, but because of the solidity of his opponent. The Italian wasted no time in driving another nail in Sascha's coffin, securing a break early on in a third set that had little suspense.

Alexander Zverev surrendered irreversibly to the evident superiority of a Jannik Sinner who is a just and deserving champion of the 2025 Australian Open. Perhaps not thrilling to many fans, but he is simply a perfect player at this moment and may be crafting a memorable legacy.

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