John McEnroe recently commented on Jannik Sinner’s victory over Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final. According to McEnroe, Sinner managed to get into Zverev’s head during the match. He acknowledged that Sinner’s mental game played a significant role in his win, but he also noted that Zverev didn’t push Sinner as much as he could have. McEnroe pointed out that Sinner had been dealing with health issues, including cramping and illness, yet he still managed to perform exceptionally well.
Despite the challenges, Sinner’s aggressive and consistent play earned him the title. McEnroe praised Sinner’s ability to handle pressure and his impressive performance on hard courts. He believes that Sinner is currently the best player on hard courts, although he thinks Sinner still has room to grow on grass and clay. Overall, McEnroe gave credit to Sinner for his outstanding performance and his ability to stay focused under pressure.
McEnroe told Eurosport:
“I thought Zverev was going to make this a war of attrition and try and test Sinner who cramped two days ago and was sick four days ago. He wasn’t able to do that so you have to give Sinner a tonne of credit.
He was as good as he had to be. He is definitely by far the best player on hard courts. I am not sure you would throw him that quite yet on grass or clay. He is a little bit of a work in progress, he is still young.
He did get into Zverev’s head, I’m not denying that, but I thought he was going to make this a war of attrition and try to test Sinner.
He crammed two days ago and was sick four days ago. He wasn’t able to do that. You have to give Jannik a lot of credit and he just took Zverev out of the match.
He is an awesome player. There’s no question about it. The way he gets in and out of the corners is unbelievable. He puts tons of pressure on opponents, that’s clear. And he did get in Zverev’s head, I’m not denying that.”
Alexander Zverev in 2025
At the moment ranked no.
2 (career-high), the German played his last encounter on the 26th of January when he lost to world no.1 Jannik Sinner 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open (draw).Currently, during this season the German has managed to achieve a 8-1 match record. Alexander Zverev’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
He is also scheduled to play in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open) on the 10th of February and Rio De Janeiro (Rio Open) on the 17th of February.
Jannik Sinner in 2025
Now ranked no.1, Jannik played his last match on the 26th of January when he overcame world no.2 Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to win his 19th career title.
During this season Sinner achieved an overall 7-0 match record. This year, Jannik won 1 tournament at the Australian Open.
He is also scheduled to play in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO Open) on the 3rd of February and Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open) on the 17th of February.
Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner faced off 7 times. Their actual record is 4-3 for Zverev.