Defending champion Sinner has now the last three grand slams on this surface and reinforced his world No 1 status by beating his closest rival with such apparent ease: the 23-year-old did not face a single break point in the match.
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Read MoreThe list of those to have done so includes Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer, but also Carlos Alcaraz, and the spectacle of Sinner and Alcaraz facing off with a major title on the line, yet to happen, feels even more desirable in the wake after such a one-sided finale.
There was little danger of Sinner doing the same, given the trials and tribulations his body seems to have been through in Australia: he was seen shaking during his quarter-final against Holger Rune and was treated by doctors for heat exhaustion. And he was treated for cramp during his semi-final, what was otherwise a routine three-set victory over Ben Shelton.
The 24-year-old’s awkward gait does not help his cause either. Between points, his pale, spindly legs do not move with much grace or fluidity. Like Andy Murray, watch him too closely and you will convince yourself he is about to pull himself out of the match.
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Read MoreIt wasn’t just his struggle to break down Sinner’s serve that was getting him upset either. Fresh rackets, which he says he delivered to be restrung an hour before the match, had still not be delivered to the court. Sources in the stringing department insist the rackets left the office in a timely manner, suggesting the blockage was likely to be within Zverev’s team, but he could have used three at the same time and it didn’t feel like it would have made much difference.
In some ways, that simplified the equation for Zverev, who now had to win all three remaining sets in order to lift the trophy. But simple it was not and Sinner, rather than fade as Zverev had to hope he might, started to hit the ball if anything even better. His serving speeds went up and he gave Zverev almost nothing free from the baseline. If he wanted to depose the defending champion, he would have to take it away from him.
And as it was, he could not.
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