Jannik Sinner swept Ben Shelton in straight sets while Alexander Zverev advanced Friday through an injury-related retirement from Novak Djokovic, setting up a 2025 Australian Open final between the Italian and German.

Zverev will face defending Australian Open champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner, who beat American Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2, in Sunday's final. Zverev is pursuing his first major tournament title.

It was since 2019 – when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other in the final – that the last act of the Happy Slam had not pitted the top two players in the ATP ranking against each other.

Djokovic underwent surgery in Paris and, less than two months later, reached the final at Wimbledon, then won a gold medal for Serbia at the Paris Olympics. Zverev, a 27-year-old German, lost finals in five sets at the 2020 U.S. Open and 2024 French Open.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner beats American 21st seed Ben Shelton in straight sets, setting up a clash with Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final.

Alex de Minaur issued a brutal putdown to a Novak Djokovic superfan on social media following his one-sided loss to Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Alex de Minaur has confirmed that he does not have the necessary weapons to put Jannik Sinner in trouble. The Australian ace has always been defeated by the Italian on the professional tour and the quarterfinal of the 2025 Australian Open was no exception.

It seems as if there’s always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments. Even he says so.

"Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up." What does this Rocky Balboa quote have to do with the Australian Open final? Quite a lot, actually. After more than a decade in the

"Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up." What does this Rocky Balboa quote have to do with the Australian Open final? Quite a lot, actually. After more than a decade in the

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will meet in the 2025 Australian Open men's singles final. The top two seeds in the draw advanced to Sunday's