Jim Courier delivers warning to Jannik Sinner ahead of ‘physical’ battle with Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open
Alexander Zverev is chasing his first Grand Slam title and will be locking horns with defending champion Jannik Sinner in the final.
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Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner (Images via X)
Alexander Zverev has the ability to beat any player in the world on any day. He has come close to his first Grand Slam for the third time and will be meeting Jannik Sinner in the summit clash of the Australian Open on Sunday (January 26).
Zverev reached the final without much effort as an injury forced World No.7 and 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic to retire from the semifinal clash after the first set. In the second semifinal, Sinner outclassed 21st seed Ben Shelton in straight sets.
Sinner has won just two of the six matches he played against Sascha and former player Jim Courier is foreseeing a grueling five-set battle between the two.
You got to hope that he’s going to use these next couple of days to really refuel, rest up, and make sure that he’s ready to go because it’s going to be physical against Sasha. There’s no question about that Sasha is a point extender.
Jim Courier told Eurosport
Sinner registered his second win over the German last year when they met in the semifinal of the Cincinnati Masters. The Italian had to toil hard throughout the match to beat the World No.2 with scores of 7-6(9), 5-7, 7-6(4).
The last time they played Cincinnati in a semi-final was…it was 7-6 in a third, it was incredibly physical, like over three hours physical. So you can imagine best of five sets Matsy [Mats Wilander].
Jim Courier added
While Zverev, now a three-time Grand Slam finalist, is searching for his first Major, the 23-year-old has already clinched two Majors last year, the Australian Open and the US Open.
Jannik Sinner wary of Alexander Zverev threat
Jannik Sinner played his first official match of the 2025 season at the Australian Open and had a smooth campaign except for his fourth-round clash with Holger Rune, during which he battled some illness.
Alexander Zverev, on the other hand, except for his quarterfinal clash with Tommy Paul, breezed past other opponents. As he will be bidding to win his first Grand Slam title, Sinner is expecting nothing but a thrilling contest.
We had some very tough matches in the past. Anything can happen. He’s an incredible player. He’s looking for his first major, again there’ll be a lot of tension. But I’ll enjoy it.
Jannik Sinner said during his on-court interview after beating Ben Shelton
Sinner won the title at Melbourne Park last year with a five-set win over Daniil Medvedev, who in the semifinal, came from two sets down to knock out Zverev.
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