In a crazy game the Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won the final of the Australian open over Daniil Medvedev. After being down 2-0 on sets he achieved an impressive comeback and won the final in the last set with 6-3. This is the first Grand Slam title ever for the Italian.
One of the craziest wins for Sinner
After three hours and 44 minutes, Jannik Sinner finally did it. He won his first Grand Slam against Daniil Medvedev of Russia. Sinner had to come back from two sets down (3-6; 3-6). He won all three possible remaining sets (6-4; 6-4; 6-3) as the Russian ran out of steam. The final set scores were 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. Sinner is only the second player under the age of 23 to win a Grand Slam from two sets down, and only the eighth to do so.
“It’s the Happy Slam,” said Sinner, using the name given to the Australian Open by Roger Federer when he lifted the silverware. After the match, Sinner thanked all his supporters, especially his parents, without whom he wouldn’t be able to play the sport. He said: “Where my parents are, it’s -20 degrees in the morning!” He is also the youngest player to win the Australian Open since Djokovic in 2008.
Speaking of Djokovic, Sinner won against the 10 times Grand Slam champion in the semi finals. He beat Djokovic with an impressive 3-1 in sets. That was the first semi-final or final Novak lost in his live.
The advantage Medvedev couldn’t use
Despite having played in a Grand Slam final before, Medvedev was unable to turn this advantage to his advantage. This was the Russian’s third final at the Australian Open and his sixth Grand Slam final overall. Although it looked as if Medvedev might be able to make use of his advantage, as Sinner was playing as if it was his first final, Sinner came back after the second set. He took advantage of Medvedev’s staggered game.
After the second set, Sinner stopped making errors on basic shots like his backhand. When the score was even after almost three hours, Sinner started to play like he always does. He hit massive shots from the backline that it was almost impossible for
Despite having played in a Grand Slam final before, Medvedev was unable to turn this advantage to his advantage. This was the Russian’s third final at the Australian Open and his sixth Grand Slam final overall. Although it looked as if Medvedev might be able to make use of his advantage, as Sinner was playing as if it was his first final, Sinner came back after the second set. He took advantage of Medvedev’s staggered game.
After the second set, Sinner stopped making errors on basic shots like his backhand. When the score was even after almost three hours, Sinner started to play like he always does. He hit massive shots from the backline that Medvedev found almost impossible for Medvedev to defend.
The game of Tennis is very fast. You have to be fast in your reactions and movements but for Sinner this does not appear to be a problem. Why? He put it this way: “You live with this kind of movement”, “You don’t even realize how fast you’re moving.”
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