India, Jan. 27 -- Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 on Sunday at the Rod Laver Arena to successfully defend the Australian Open trophy. He became the first male player since Rafael Nadal in 2006 to defend his maiden Grand Slam, and only the first player in this century to win a Slam final without facing a single break point.

This was Sinner's third Grand Slam title, and he became the first Italian player to achieve this feat. He moved past Nicola Pietrangeli, who won back-to-back men's titles at Roland Garros in 1959-60. After his maiden major in Melbourne last year, where he beat Daniil Medvedev in five sets, Sinner beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets to add a second to his tally. The 23-year-old is now unbeaten on har...