Jannik Sinner ousts Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the final in Melbourne on Sunday. The battle lasted 3 hours and 44 minutes after recovering from a 0-2 sets deficit. This is the first time that Sinner conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this tournament so far was reaching the quarter. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Sinner added $ 1,425,000 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned $ 3,150,000 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev Australian Open – Melbourne
Sinner’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Jannik scored 142 points vs. Daniil’s 141.
Sinner
Jannik struck 14 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Jannik won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.
Medvedev
On the other side, Daniil was not so effective in converting his break points (only 33% – 4/12). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Sinner and Medvedev is 4-6 for Daniil.
This was the 12th career title for Jannik. (see list of titles and finals). Daniil remains with 20th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
The Italian was great in turning the match in the last 3 sets after losing the first 2. In fact, he surrendered only 11 games in the last 3 sets after winning 91 points vs. ‘s 73 points.