People always say that the tennis world has been dominated by the "Big Three" for too long, and their dazzling light has obscured the excellence of other players.

　　But the seasons come and go, and the power of youth will always become stronger and stronger. The 22-year-old Sinner faces the 28-year-old Medvedev - this year's Australian Open men's singles final does not include the "Big Three" for the first time since 2005.

　　On January 28, Beijing time, in the 2024 Australian Open men's singles final, Italian player Sinner defeated Russian player Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. Winning the Australian Open men's singles championship for the first time is Sinner's first Grand Slam men's singles championship. He is also the first Italian player to win the Australian Open singles championship.

Medvedev: Only one win in six Grand Slam finals

　　Every Grand Slam champion is hard-won. There are 128 Grand Slam singles draws, and 127 people have to leave with failure. Today, the last one to leave is Medvedev.

　　Since 2017, Medvedev has come to Melbourne eight times in total, reaching the finals three times in 2021, 2022 and 2024. In 2021, he lost to Djokovic with a big score of 0-3. In 2022, he won the first two sets and got three break points in a row at 40-0 in the sixth game of the third set, but was narrowly escaped by Nadal. After a hard battle of 5 hours and 24 minutes, he missed the championship.

　　Medvedev has reached six Grand Slam men's singles finals and has only won one so far. That was the 2021 US Open, when he swept Djokovic in three sets.

　　In the semifinals of this Australian Open, Medvedev overcame Zverev in three consecutive sets after falling behind 0-2, but in the final, he experienced the pain of his defeat from beginning to end.

　　This match was undoubtedly heartbreaking for Medvedev.

　　Medvedev was in good form in the first set, fast, accurate and ruthless, taking the lead all the way and winning 6-3.

　　In the second set, Medvedev continued to maintain offensive pressure, showed more aggressiveness in the baseline battle, and won the set with a score of 6-3.

　　In the crucial third set, Sinner began to gradually calm down, improving the stability of his serve and hitting. While stabilizing the situation, he actively looked for opportunities. The Italian, who refused to give up, won a key break in the 10th game and won with 6 Evened a set by 4.

　　In the fourth set, Sinner kept up his efforts and evened the score 6-4, dragging the game into the deciding set.

　　In the fifth set, Medvedev's adjustments at his feet were not so sharp, and his physical fitness began to decline rapidly. However, Sinner on the other side of the net became more and more courageous, and finally won the deciding set 6-3, and also won his personal first. A Grand Slam men's singles championship was collected.

Sinner: Entering first Grand Slam final and winning the title

　　In 2001, Sinner was born in San Candido, South Tyrol, Italy, which is a ski resort in Europe and even the world and is suitable for snow sports almost all year round.

　　Because his father loved tennis, Sinner got his first tennis racket from his father when he was 2 and a half years old. Sinner began playing tennis regularly at the local tennis club in South Tyrol when he was 7 years old. At the age of 13, Sinner decided to give up skiing and pursue tennis as a career. As for why he chose tennis, Sinner said this: "I always like to make decisions, but it doesn't work in a team sport like football. As for skiing, you have to go down the mountain as fast as possible in a minute and a half, If you make even one mistake, you're out. But tennis is different. Even if you make a mistake, you can continue playing for two and a half hours. That's why I chose tennis."

　　In 2018, an Italian boy under the age of 18 entered the professional tennis arena. Later, as everyone saw, he came to the 2024 Australian Open men's singles final and successfully won the championship. It is worth mentioning that in the last round of semi-finals, he actually defeated Djokovic, one of the Big Three. What is even more interesting is that Djokovic did not get a break point on Sinner's serve throughout the match.

　　Challenging Djokovic, one of the Big Three, Sinner did not fall behind and ended Djokovic's 33-game winning streak at Melbourne Park.

　　With his amazing performance in the 2023 season, Sinner is regarded as the favorite to win this year's championship. In the end, he staged a thrilling drama of two chasing three, which also allowed everyone to see that this young Italian boy not only has luck, but also has absolute strength.

　　There is no doubt that Sinner has been regarded as a leader who can end the dominance of the "Big Three" and usher in a new era of tennis together with the Spanish teenager Alcaraz, a two-time Grand Slam champion who is also a "post-00s".

　　Yangcheng Evening News reporter Long Xi