The romantics will long for the supreme times of Nadal, Federer or Djokovic, although Serbian boo a sector of the fans. But currently and with the permission of Carlos Alcaraz the two best players in the world are Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. Thus he says in the ranking of the ATP and they are the finalists who will seek this Sunday (9.30 in Spain) the title in the Open of Australia.
Rod Laver Arena will resolve a match that is presumed to be able to be able to be able to hit the ball with violence. It can be an encounter in which the physicist, taking into account that it seems that heat will squeeze, be fundamental, but the mentality must play an important role.
In this sense it has an Sinner advantage. The world number 1 is presented at the stern wind. He is the current champion in Melbourne and adds in the circuit 20 consecutive victories, the best streak of his career.
He has barely suffered difficulties in these two weeks but it is true that he has had some cramp that can be intensified if the game lengthens. Sinner seeks his third Grand Slam title after imposing himself in 2024 in Australia and the United States. If he achieves it, he will be the most laureate Italian overcome Nicola Pietrangeli. He has played two finals in the greats and both have taken the trophy.
Alexander Zverev hits a ball
Sinner has won the two Grand Slam finals that he has played and Zverev has lost them
On the other hand, on the other side of the Zverev Network, the slab has not yet achieved a Grand Slam title. Unlike the two finals he has played. In both he had advantage and could not consummate victory. In 2020 he fell for the title in Flushing Meadows in front of Dominic Thiem despite having two income sets and last year he could not beat Al Roland Garros to Alcaraz after sending one two sleeves to one. In the case of Triunfo, he would be the first German to take a great one from the 1996 Australia Open, the year Boris Becker was crowned there.
Zverev, yes, has one thing in favor and is the marker of particular clashes with Sinner. The German has imposed on four of the six precedents with the Italian. Zverev hopes to have played only one set in the semifinals for the retreat of Novak Djokovic, but Sinner did not wear out too much to be overcome in three sleeves to Ben Shelton.
“There is no favorite,” says Sinner, adds: “That condition can only be defined after the game.” Hieratic, the Italian hopes to continue with his triumphal moment. Not even the controversy of his positive in Indian Wells, which will resolve the sports arbing court (TAS) in April, has managed to disturb him on the track.
More visceral sometimes when controlling their emotions, Zverev is hopeful that, finally, his time has arrived. “I am in a good physical condition, I have played at a great level and I am happy to have the opportunity to win in a Grand Slam,” says the German.
They are the tennis players now.
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