By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennisnow | Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Alexander Zverev felt a foreboding déjà vu facing Jannik sinful In the final of Australian Open.
A round after Zverev knocked down the king of Grand Slam Novak Gjokovic In the semifinals, he saw the world’s number 1 sinful Play with the accuracy of a Gjokovic clone in the Australian Open final.
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Sinner with the highest seed did not release the service by exceeding Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to successfully defend his crown in Australian Open and continue his series of victories in 21 games.
Zverev then said that the big triple Sinner champion is “many, many” similar to the 24 -time champion Gjokovic in his best case.
“He is very, very similar to Novak when he was at his maximum,” Zverev told Melbourne media. “They barely lose, as they barely lose. Make you think that you have to spend all the time to have a chance at a rally against them.
“It is very, very difficult to get a point from the back of the field against them, against Novak and him. Undoubtedly extraordinary movement.”
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The 2020 Golden Olympic Medal Champion said that both Sinner and Gjokovic are oppressive opponents who rush you for the time and reaction space.
“They’re constantly at the base,” Zverev said. “They don’t give you space. They don’t give you time. Yes, I mean, now it’s great to me.”
