Italy's Jannik Sinner pulled off an incredible comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the men’s singles final and win the Australian Open 2024 title. Sinner took 3 hours and 44 minutes to beat Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday, January 28 at the Rod Laver Arena.Sinner upped his game in the fourth set and managed to take the match into the decider. The Italian star, who dropped only one set until the semi-final against Novak Djokovic, earned a crucial break at 5-4 to close out the set.At 3-2 in the final set, Sinner delivered the body blow and went 4-2 up with a break of serve. From there on, Medvedev was unable to make a comeback as Sinner cruised to victory.
Sublime from Sinner
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 28, 2024
The Italian clinches his maiden Grand Slam title
He triumphs in five hardfought sets 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 to win #AO2024. @janniksin @wwos @espn @eurosport @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/DTCIqWoUoR
Sinner became the second Italian in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam. At the age of 22, he also became the third youngest since 1988 after Djokovic and Jim Courrier to win the prestigious hard court major. Sinner also became the first champion at Melbourne Park outside the Big 3 since 2014.
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