Follow reaction as Sinner retained the championship with a brilliant showing against three-time major final loser Zverev on Rod Laver in Melbourne

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open title on Sunday, comfortably defeating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the men’s final to secure his third career grand slam win.

The 2025 Australian Open Men's Final match between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev is set to take place on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park at 7:30 p.m. AEDT local time. That makes it a a 8:30 a.m. GMT start in the UK and a 3:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada.