Facing Jannik Sinner at a hard-court grand slam is currently perhaps the most daunting prospect in men’s tennis. The Italian hasn’t suffered defeat at either the Australian Open or US Open since he was beaten in the fourth round in New York in 2023.

Only three other men have managed the feat at Melbourne Park since the turn of the century – Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jannik Sinner is wary of "physical beast" Alexander Zverev as the Italian bids to join an elite group with back-to-back Australian Open titles in a final Sunday that pits the world's top two players."He's a physical beast,