The first tennis major of the year often creeps up on sports fans, as the Australian Open comes amid the NFL playoffs and now, the 12-team College Football Playoff. But the 2025 Australian Open final has arrived, and on the men’s side, it does not feature Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz, which may surprise many. Instead, fans will be treated to the top two ranked players in the world, which is quite the consolation prize. World No. 1, Jannik Sinner, will face No. 2, Alexander Zverev, in a matchup of two Europeans with differing levels of success in Grand Slam finals.
Sinner already has two Grand Slams under his belt, including last year’s Aussie Open, in which he won as a 4-seed. That included defeating then-No. 1 Djokovic, ending the Serbian’s 33-match win streak at the Australian Open, in the semis before knocking off No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in the final.
