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</a></div></div><div class="article-picture top-pic "><div class="picture "><picture><source media="(min-width: 1600px)" sizes="960px" srcset="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ojgaks/article69143292.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/2196005794.jpg" /><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)" sizes="640px" srcset="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ojgaks/article69143292.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/2196005794.jpg" /><source media="(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)" sizes="400px" srcset="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ojgaks/article69143292.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_660/2196005794.jpg" /><source media="(max-width: 320px)" sizes="320px" srcset="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ojgaks/article69143292.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_320/2196005794.jpg" /><img alt="Italy’s Jannik Sinner holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday." src="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/ss-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-original="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/ss-online/1x1_spacer.png" class="lead-img"></picture><div class="pic-caption"><figcaption class="figure-caption align-text-bottom"><div class="caption-text">Italy’s Jannik Sinner holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES </div><img class="caption-image" src="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/SSRX/lightbox-info.svg" alt="lightbox-info"/></figcaption></div></div><p class="caption"> Italy’s Jannik Sinner holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES </p></div><p><strong>Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Australian Open 2025 men’s singles final in which Italy’s Jannik Sinner beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev. This was <a href=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/profile/author/Nihit-Sachdeva-13915/ target="_blank">Nihit Sachdeva</a> taking you through the action as it unfolded at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.</strong></p><p><strong>(* denotes server)</strong></p><p><strong>Sinner beat Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3</strong></p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script><div id="content-body-69141097" id="ControlPara"><div class="col-xl-9 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12 articleevents" itemprop="articleBody"><div id="liveentryListskeyevent"><div id="cue-live-keyevents-update"><h5 class="red-font">Key Updates</h5><ul class="key-updates-list" id="key-updates-list"><li data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:54:33.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216132" ><a href="#216132" > THIRD SET: Sinner* 6-3 Zverev </a></li><li data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:07:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216120" ><a href="#216120" > SECOND SET (Tiebreaker): Sinner 7-6(4) Zverev </a></li><li data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:02:48.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216103" ><a href="#216103" > FIRST SET: Sinner* 6-3 Zverev </a></li><li data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:00:35.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216087" ><a href="#216087" > Records Zverev can set by winning today </a></li><li data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:51:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216085" ><a href="#216085" > Records Sinner can set by winning today </a></li></ul></div></div><div id="pinEvent"></div><div class="article-live-blocker"><ul class="timeline" id="entryList"><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:41:50.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216146" data-event-id="216146" id="216146" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T17:41:50+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216146"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:41:50.000+0530">January 26, 2025 17:41</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> That’s it from Melbourne. Next Major - French Open! </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><div ><div ><a href=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/french-open-2025-dates-schedule-alcaraz-swiatek-defending-champions-roland-garros/article69142888.ece ><div class="relative cuelive"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/c4wo48/article69142902.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/sinner%20swiatek%20french%20open%202024.jpg"/></div></a></div><div ><h3>When is French Open 2025?</h3><p>French Open 2025, the second Major of the year, will be held at Roland Garros, Paris, from May 25 to June 8.</p></div></div><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:40:39.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216145" data-event-id="216145" id="216145" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T17:40:39+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216145"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:40:39.000+0530">January 26, 2025 17:40</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Records Sinner has set today by winning the title </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner becomes the first Italian player in history, man or woman, to win three Major titles – surpassing Nicola Pietrangeli (2).</p><p>Sinner becomes the 11th player in the Open Era to retain the Australian Open men’s singles title.</p><p>Sinner becomes the eighth player in the Open Era to win the first three Grand Slam men’s singles finals he has contested.</p><p>Sinner becomes the first player to successfully defend his first men’s singles Grand Slam title since 2005-06, when Rafael Nadal won his first Grand Slam title at 2005 Roland Garros and retained the title in 2006.</p><p>Sinner becomes the fifth player in the Open Era to win three consecutive hard court Grand Slam men’s singles titles after Federer, Djokovic, Lendl and McEnroe.</p><p>Aged 23 years 163 days, Sinner becomes the youngest man to win multiple Australian Open titles since Courier in 1992-93. Courier won his first title here aged 21 years 162 days in 1992 and his second title here aged 22 years 167 days in 1993.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:29:28.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216138" data-event-id="216138" id="216138" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T17:29:28+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216138"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:29:28.000+0530">January 26, 2025 17:29</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Updated list of Australian Open men’s singles champions (in the Open Era) </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><div ><div ><a href=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/australian-open-men-champions-2025-updated-complete-list-most-titles-records-finals-results/article69142863.ece ><div class="relative cuelive"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/75cw8q/article69143210.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/2025-01-26T113237Z_1148284534_UP1EL1Q0W2C1D_RTRMADP_3_TENNIS-AUSOPEN.JPG"/></div></a></div><div ><h3>List of Australian Open men’s singles champions in Open era: Sinner wins 2025 edition, becomes 11th man to retain title</h3><p>Australian Open 2025: Italy’s Sinner is the 11th man in the Open Era to retain the title in Melbourne. He had come back from two-sets-to-love down last year to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the summit clash.</p></div></div><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:07:41.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216136" data-event-id="216136" id="216136" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T17:07:41+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216136"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:07:41.000+0530">January 26, 2025 17:07</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Presentation ceremony </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Presentation ceremony is underway as Sinner consoles Zverev.</p><p>Two-time singles champion and local legend John Newcombe is here to present the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.</p><p>Damien Dumusois, the chair umpire for the final, receives a token of appreciation. </p><p>Time for Zverev’s speech after he receives the runner-up trophy. A slight pause as even before he begins to speak, someone from the crowd starts heckling the German.</p><p>Zverev - “To be honest, I don’t want to be here, next to this trophy and not be able to lift it.”</p><p>“I’d like to thank my team. We’re trying to do all the right things... I am not just not good enough.”</p><p>Zverev congratulates Sinner - “Nobody deserves it more than you.”</p><p>Zverev concludes his speech - “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to lift this trophy, but I’ll keep coming back to try. See you all next year.”</p><div class="embed-wrapper" ><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" ><a href=https://twitter.com/threadless/status/1883482784817091013 ></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Time for Sinner to receive the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup from the legend John Newcombe.</p><p>Sinner begins his speech by speaking a few words of encouragement for Zverev - “Don’t let your guard down Sascha, we all know how strong you are and that one day you will lift a trophy like this.”</p><div class="embed-wrapper" ><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" ><a href=https://twitter.com/threadless/status/1883484987489411417 ></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>To his team, Sinner says, ““It’s an amazing feeling to share this with you. It’s amazing to achieve these things, but more to share it with you guys..</p><p>“Maybe I can convince you (otherwise)...It’s your last Australian Open as a coach.. I am so happy to share this trophy with you (to his coach Darren Cahill who will leave his team at the end of the season).</p><p>That’s it from the presentation ceremony.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:01:38.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216134" data-event-id="216134" id="216134" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T17:01:38+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216134"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T17:01:38.000+0530">January 26, 2025 17:01</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Ecstasy for Sinner, agony for Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>A relieved Sinner goes to his player box and family to celebrate. Meanwhile, Zverev is devastated. He is on his bench, tearing up. This was his third Grand Slam final and while the previous two went the distance, this one finished in straight sets. </p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:54:33.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216132" data-event-id="216132" id="216132" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:54:33+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216132"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:54:33.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:54</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner* 6-3 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner serving for the championship. The Italian overhits a forehand to lose the opening point - 0-15.</p><p>Sinner wins the next point with a forehand winner down the line - 15-all.</p><p>An ace up the T takes Sinner to 30-15. </p><p>Sinner overcooks a forehand at the end of a 10-shot exchange - 30-all.</p><p>Zverev sends a forehand return down the line but it lands on the wrong side of the tramline. Championship point for Sinner!</p><p><strong>Sinner hits the drop shot to draw Zverev in and follows it up with a crosscourt backhand pass to seal the deal!!!!</strong></p><div class="embed-wrapper" ><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" ><a href=https://twitter.com/threadless/status/1883478082411016454 ></a></blockquote><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:49:54.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216131" data-event-id="216131" id="216131" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:49:54+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216131"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:49:54.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:49</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner 5-3 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev serving to stay in the final. Sinner creams one forehand winner but the German manages to hold easily.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:43:28.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216130" data-event-id="216130" id="216130" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:43:28+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216130"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:43:28.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:43</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner* 5-2 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner serving to consolidate the break. Big wide serve into the ad court after losing the opening point with an unforced error, Sinner makes it 15-all.</p><p>Zverev tries a forehand on the run but only finds the net - Sinner up 30-15.</p><p>The German overcooks a forehand and Sinner leads 40-15. Two game points.</p><p>For once, Zverev connects the forehand down the line - 30-40. </p><p>A stretched Sinner nets the forehand after a strong forehand down the line from Zverev - deuce.</p><p>Sinner comes up with a big serve up the T. The Italian overcooks a routine backhand and it is deuce again.</p><p>Ace up the T and Sinner has another chance to close the game. Body serve from Sinner does the job and he closes the game.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:38:34.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216128" data-event-id="216128" id="216128" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:38:34+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216128"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:38:34.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:38</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner 4-2 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>This match is quickly going away from Zverev. Sinner makes the return on the German’s wide serve and Zverev’s next shot is an error - 0-15.</p><p>Another Zverev error - forehand goes long - and Sinner up 30-0. </p><p>Zverev hits an ace, wide into the deuce court, and makes it 15-30. Zverev nets a forehand and goes down 15-40. Is this the moment?</p><p>Two break points for Sinner.</p><p>Zverev comes up with a clutch backhand winner down the line to save first back point - 30-40.</p><p>Zverev overhits a forehand and Sinner breaks!!!!</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:36:07.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216127" data-event-id="216127" id="216127" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:36:07+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216127"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:36:07.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:36</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner* 3-2 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner goes up 30-0 with a superb forehand winner down the line. Winner speed - 159km/h.</p><p>Another hold to love for the Italian. </p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:31:43.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216126" data-event-id="216126" id="216126" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:31:43+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216126"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:31:43.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:31</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner 2-2 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev to serve. Starts with an unforced forehand error - 0-15. Follows it up with a big serve up the T for a service winner - 15-all.</p><p>Zverev holds fairly comfortably.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:28:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216124" data-event-id="216124" id="216124" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:28:18+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216124"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:28:18.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:28</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner* 2-1 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>The Italian begins with an ace up the T. Goes up 30-0 as Zverev commits another unforced backhand - 30-0.</p><p>Zverev had Sinner stuck to the baseline and went for the drop shot but the Italian rushed in and made it in time, forcing the German to hit one more shot. The result - Zverev nets the volley - 40-0.</p><p>Hold to love for Sinner.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:24:56.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216123" data-event-id="216123" id="216123" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:24:56+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216123"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:24:56.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:24</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner 1-1 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Must-win set for Zverev. Starts his first service game with a big serve up the T - 15-0.</p><p>The German goes up 40-15. He nets a backhand and it is now 40-30. </p><p>Zverev holds serve with a big serve up the T.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:17:51.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216122" data-event-id="216122" id="216122" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:17:51+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:15+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216122"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:17:51.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:17</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> THIRD SET: Sinner* 1-0 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner to serve first. He wins the first point after Zverev nets a crosscourt forehand return - 15-0.</p><p>Zverev comes up with a superb forehand winner down the line - 15-all. It will be interesting to see his approach after being down two-sets-to-love.</p><p>A 15-shot rally and Sinner’s defensive work does well as Zverev hits a backhand down the line wide - 30-15. A crosscourt backhand pass from Sinner wins him the next point and he is up 40-15.</p><p>Sinner holds.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:07:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216120" data-event-id="216120" id="216120" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:07:18+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216120"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:07:18.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:07</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET (Tiebreaker): Sinner 7-6(4) Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev to serve first. Sinner reads the wide serve from the German and makes the return but Zverev wins the exchange soon with a forehand down the line - 1-0.</p><p>Wide serve into the ad court followed by a forehand volley into the other corner by Sinner - 1-1. Zverev, somehow, manages to find the lines and eventually draws a forehand error from Sinner - 2-1 to Zverev with a mini-break advantage.</p><p>Wide serve into the ad court followed by a forehand down the line but the shot goes long from Zverev - 2-2. Advantage disappears.</p><p>Now, the advantage is with Sinner as Zverev sends a forehand wide - 3-2 to the Italian. </p><p>A 20-shot exchange as Zverev stays patient and eventually, Sinner sends a crosscourt forehand wide - 3-3. Back on serve. </p><p>Big serve up the T from Sinner and he goes 4-3 up. Second serve from Zverev, Sinner goes for the inside-out forehand return winner but he sends it wide - 4-4.</p><p>Luck favours Sinner as a forehand shot from him hits the tape and the ball dies on Zverev’s side - 5-4 to the Italian with a mini-break advantage.</p><p>Wide serve into the ad court from Sinner and Zverev is unable to send the return across the net - 6-4. Two set points. </p><p><strong>Wide serve into the deuce court followed by a forehand in the ad court - Sinner takes the second set 7-6(4)</strong></p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:00:50.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216119" data-event-id="216119" id="216119" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T16:00:50+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216119"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T16:00:50.000+0530">January 26, 2025 16:00</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner* 6-6 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner serving to stay in the set again. He wins the first rally as Zverev nets a backhand return - 15-0.</p><p>Slow, second serve, wide into the ad court from Sinner and Zverev’s crosscourt backhand return goes long - 30-0 to the Italian. </p><p>Double fault from Sinner - 30-15. After a solid baseline rally, Sinner goes for the drop shot and the ball does not even cross the net - 30-all. </p><p>An amazing 21-shot rally where both players had the opponent in trouble with a drop shot but Sinner manages to come out on top with a backhand pass - 40-30.</p><p>Zverev’s crosscourt forehand hits the tape and the ball goes wide of the tramlines - Sinner holds. </p><p>Onto the tiebreaker!</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:55:50.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216118" data-event-id="216118" id="216118" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:55:50+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216118"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:55:50.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:55</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner 5-6 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Big serve up the T from the German to begin this crucial service game - 15-0. A mishit from Sinner as he tries to go for a big forehand from the baseline - 30-0 to Zverev.</p><p>Ace, wide into the ad court, and Zverev is up 40-0. Sinner makes the return on the German’s second serve and Zverev sends the next forehand wide - 40-15.</p><p>Zverev comes up with a big crosscourt forehand to close the game. Guarantees himself at least a tiebreak in this second set.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:49:11.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216116" data-event-id="216116" id="216116" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:49:11+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216116"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:49:11.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:49</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner* 5-5 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner serving to stay in the set. Let’s see if that puts some pressure on the Italian.</p><p>Sinner starts with an overcooked forehand to lose the opening point - 0-15. The Italian nets a backhand in the next exchange and he is down 0-30. Chance for Zverev.</p><p>Big, wide serve from Sinner followed by a simple forehand volley put away - 15-30.</p><p>Another solid serve, up the T, and Zverev fails to send the return across the net - 30-all.</p><p>Wide serve into the deuce court and Zverev’s forehand return goes off the court - 40-30. </p><p>Sinner holds as Zverev nets a backhand return.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:48:46.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216115" data-event-id="216115" id="216115" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:48:46+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216115"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:48:46.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:48</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner 4-5 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>An ace up the T and Zverev is up 30-0. </p><p>The German has Sinner scrambling and he draws a backhand error from the Italian to go 40-0 up. </p><p>An intense 10-shot exchange and Sinner’s last forehand is deep enough to draw an error from the German - 40-15. Nevertheless, Zverev holds after a big first serve.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:43:24.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216114" data-event-id="216114" id="216114" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:43:24+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216114"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:43:24.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:43</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner* 4-4 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev does really well to push Sinner but as he moves closer to the net, the Italian comes up with a brilliant crosscourt forehand pass. </p><p>Sinner up 40-0 fairly quickly. Keeping it neat and clean.</p><p>Commits a rare unforced error - a forehand going long - and it is 40-15.</p><p>Zverev overcooks a forehand and Sinner holds.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:38:06.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216113" data-event-id="216113" id="216113" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:38:06+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216113"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:38:06.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:38</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner 3-4 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Ace, wide into the deuce court, and Zverev goes up 30-15. His seventh ace of the match.</p><p>Short ball from Zverev and Sinner comes up with a rapid crosscourt backhand return which wins him the point - 30-all.</p><p>Sinner uses the drop shot again but does not execute it as well as he would have liked and Zverev hits a backhand winner down the line to go 40-30 up.</p><p>Zverev closes the game and stays ahead. </p><p><strong>Sinner holds his left hamstring at the end of that game. </strong></p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:33:28.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216112" data-event-id="216112" id="216112" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:33:28+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216112"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:33:28.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:33</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner* 3-3 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner up 30-0. Commits a double fault - 30-15.</p><p>Zverev manages to find Sinner slightly out of position and hits a gorgeous backhand down the line to draw a weak forehand from the Italian - 30-all.</p><p>Sinner goes for the drop shot, Zverev rushes in but is unable to send the ball across the net - 40-30.</p><p>Zverev nets a backhand return and Sinner holds.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:27:35.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216111" data-event-id="216111" id="216111" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:27:35+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216111"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:27:35.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:27</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner 2-3 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Brilliant backhand defensive lob from Sinner had Zverev in some trouble but the German managed to get back in position and eventually, the Italian hit a backhand down the line wide.</p><p>Double fault from Zverev - 15-all.</p><p>Zverev wins the next two points and goes up 40-15 up. He wastes the first chance to close the game with a backhand going wide - 40-30.</p><p>Sinner sends a backhand return long and Zverev holds to stay ahead.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:24:30.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216109" data-event-id="216109" id="216109" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:24:30+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216109"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:24:30.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:24</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner* 2-2 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev slightly frustrated as he manages to get into the rally but makes an unforced error and all the effort is wasted.</p><p>Inside-out forehand winner from Sinner and he is up 30-0.</p><p>Love hold for the Italian.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:16:39.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216108" data-event-id="216108" id="216108" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:16:39+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216108"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:16:39.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:16</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner 1-2 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev nets a forehand at the end of a 10-shot rally - 0-15. Tries to close the net in the next change and nets the backhand volley - 0-30. Trouble for the German.</p><p>Sinner had Zverev in trouble with a brilliant forehand down the line but the Italian’s next forehand hits the tape and the ball falls on his side of the court - 15-30.</p><p>Double fault from the German. Two break points for Sinner.</p><p>Zverev forced to hit an extra shot - an overhead smash - by Sinner and he just manages to get some part of the baseline - 30-40. </p><p>Another great point by Zverev despite solid defence by Sinner and the German wins it with another overhead smash - deuce. Follows it up with an ace up the T. </p><p>Zverev, somehow, managed to hold serve.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:14:10.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216106" data-event-id="216106" id="216106" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:14:10+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216106"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:14:10.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:14</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner* 1-1 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev continues to struggle with his return game. Sinner up 40-15.</p><p>Sinner holds as Zverev sends a backhand return long.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:07:37.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216105" data-event-id="216105" id="216105" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:07:37+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216105"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:07:37.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:07</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> SECOND SET: Sinner 0-1 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev to serve first in this set. Looks slightly under pressure as he begins with a backhand error - 0-15. </p><p>Sinner gets into the rally after Zverev fails to land a first serve yet again but the Italian tries to force it a bit too much and sends a crosscourt backhand return wide - 15-all.</p><p>A slightly loose game from the German but he manages to close it with an ace up the T.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:02:48.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216103" data-event-id="216103" id="216103" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T15:02:48+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216103"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T15:02:48.000+0530">January 26, 2025 15:02</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner* 6-3 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner serving for the set. Starts with an ace up the T. </p><p>Unbelievable!!! Zverev hits a very deep forehand but Sinner still makes the return and draws the error from the German - 30-0. Lovely net skills shown by the Italian to go 40-0 up. Three set points.</p><p><strong>Sinner wraps up the 46-minute set with an ace, wide into the ad court!</strong></p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:52:07.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216102" data-event-id="216102" id="216102" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:52:07+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216102"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:52:07.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:52</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner 5-3 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Could be a crucial service game for Zverev and he loses the opening exchange, sending a backhand long - 0-15. An overhit forehand from the German and he is down 0-30. </p><p>Zverev fires a big serve wide into the deuce court to win the point - 15-30.</p><p>Zverev fails to finish the point with the forehand volley after having Sinner in trouble with a wide serve and he pays the price for it as Sinner eventually rushes to the net in respond to a drop shot by the German and hits a forehand pass - 15-40.</p><p>However, Zverev’s big serve helps setting him up to save both break points - deuce.</p><p>Wide serve into the deuce court draws a heavy forehand return from Sinner. </p><p>The German fails to close the game as he sends a simple backhand volley long - deuce again.</p><p>Big serve up the T from Zverev and Sinner is unable to make the return. </p><p>Sinner keeps the game going as he makes the return on a wide serve into the ad court by the German and Zverev nets the forehand in response to that - deuce again. </p><p>Sinner comes up with a special backhand winner down the line as Zverev tries to pin him in one corner. Another break point opportunity for the Italian but he is unable to take it as he sends a crosscourt forehand wide - deuce again.</p><p>One more break point chance for Sinner as Zverev overhits a backhand to hand a 12-shot rally. This time, Sinner breaks as Zverev tries to close the net but Sinner’s forehand pass makes the German stretch and he is unable to make the backhand volley!</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:48:57.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216100" data-event-id="216100" id="216100" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:48:57+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216100"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:48:57.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:48</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner* 4-3 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner sends a backhand long after being 30-0 up. Nets a forehand in the next rally and it is 30-all. Does Zverev have a chance here?</p><p>Sinner comes up with a big serve to go 40-30. Zverev nets a crosscourt forehand and Sinner gets out of a tricky situation. </p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:41:29.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216099" data-event-id="216099" id="216099" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:41:29+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216099"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:41:29.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:41</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner 3-3 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev begins with an ace, wide into the deuce court. Forehand return from Sinner goes wide and Zverev leads 30-15.</p><p>Zverev comes up with an ace up the T - 40-15. Follows it up with another ace to close the game.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:33:52.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216098" data-event-id="216098" id="216098" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:33:52+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:16+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216098"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:33:52.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:33</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner* 3-2 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner to serve. Zverev makes Sinner run from corner to corner, draws a short ball and finishes the point with a forehand winner down the line.</p><p>Another engaging baseline rally and Sinner wins it after Zverev hits a crosscourt forehand return wide - 15-all.</p><p>Big serve up the T from the Italian - 30-15.</p><p>After a brief crosscourt backhand exchange, Sinner sends one down the line and draws the error from the German’s forehand - 40-15.</p><p>A rare error from Sinner as he overhits a backhand - 40-30.</p><p>Sinner tries something different as he rushes to the net but Zverev asks him to hit a difficult volley which the Italian is unable to do - deuce. </p><p>Crosscourt forehand return from Zverev not producing the desired result for him so far - another one goes wide and Sinner has a game point.</p><p>Sinner fails to close the game here as he sends a forehand beyond the baseline - deuce again.</p><p>Zverev gets into the rally but then, abruptly ends it with a stray backhand down the line. Another chance for Sinner to hold.</p><p>Sinner takes it this time. Still on serve in this opening set.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:27:48.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216097" data-event-id="216097" id="216097" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:27:48+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216097"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:27:48.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:27</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner 2-2 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Second serve from Zverev, Sinner hits the backhand return right at the German’s feet and Zverev sends the forehand wide - 0-15.</p><p>Another forehand error from Zverev and he is down 0-30.</p><p>Big serve up the T from Zverev to set up an easy crosscourt backhand volley winner - 15-30.</p><p>Zverev draws Sinner in with the drop shot but Sinner wins the point with a backhand pass down the line - 15-40. Two break points for the Italian.</p><p>Zverev saves one with a massive serve wide into the deuce court - 30-40. And he saves the second one as well with a wide serve into the ad court, drawing a weak return from Sinner - deuce.</p><p>Zverev escapes without any damage. Holds serve after being 15-40 down.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:25:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216095" data-event-id="216095" id="216095" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:25:18+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216095"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:25:18.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:25</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner* 2-1 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner continues to serve well and goes up 30-0 in no time. </p><p>23 shots - longest of the match so far - and Zverev sends a forehand long. </p><p>Hold to love for Sinner.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:22:31.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216094" data-event-id="216094" id="216094" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:22:31+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216094"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:22:31.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:22</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner 1-1 Zverev* </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev to serve. A 11-shot baseline rally ends with Sinner sending a backhand down the line wide - 15-0.</p><p>Another 11-shot rally and yet again, it ends with an error from Sinner as he overhits a crosscourt forehand - 30-0.</p><p>A shorter rally this time and Sinner wins it with a backhand winner down the line - 15-30.</p><p>Zverev responds with an ace, wide into the ad court - 40-15.</p><p>Third unforced error from Sinner - another forehand going long - and Zverev holds.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:15:28.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216091" data-event-id="216091" id="216091" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:15:28+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216091"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:15:28.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:15</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> FIRST SET: Sinner* 1-0 Zverev </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner to serve first. Begins with an ace up the T. Another big serve up the T and Zverev’s forehand return goes wide - 30-0.</p><p>Wide serve into the deuce court and Zverev nets the forehand crosscourt return - 40-0.</p><p>Zverev makes the return in response to a wide serve placed in the ad court but loses the point. Comfortable hold for Sinner.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:12:30.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216090" data-event-id="216090" id="216090" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:12:30+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216090"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:12:30.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:12</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> TOSS </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Both players are out on the court. Zverev wins the toss and elects to receive.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:12:10.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216089" data-event-id="216089" id="216089" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:12:10+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216089"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:12:10.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:12</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Australian Open 2025 champions </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>Men’s Singles: ?</strong></p><p>Women’s Singles: Madison Keys (USA)</p><p>Men’s Doubles: Henry Patten (GBR)/Harri Heliovaara (FIN)</p><p>Women’s Doubles: Taylor Townsend (USA)/Katerina Siniakova (CZE)</p><p>Mixed Doubles: Olivia Gadecki (AUS)/John Peers (AUS)</p><p>Wheelchair men’s singles: Alfie Hewett (GBR)</p><p>Wheelchair women’s singles: Yui Kamiji (JPN)</p><p>Wheelchair quad singles: Sam Schroder (NED)</p><p>Wheelchair men’s doubles: Alfie Hewett (GBR)/Gordon Reid (GBR)</p><p>Wheelchair women’s doubles: Li Xiaohui (CHN)/Wang Ziying (CHN)</p><p>Wheelchair quad doubles: Andy Lapthorne (GBR)/Sam Schroder (NED)</p><p>Boys’ Singles: Henry Bernet (SUI)</p><p>Girls’ Singles: Wakana Sonobe (JPN)</p><p>Boys’ Doubles: Maxwell Exsted (USA)/Jan Kumstát (CZE)</p><p>Girls’ Doubles: Annika Penickova (USA)/Kristina Penickova (USA)</p><p>Wheelchair boys’ singles: Charlie Cooper (USA)</p><p>Wheelchair girls’ singles: Vitoria Miranda (BRA)</p><p>Wheelchair boys’ doubles: Luiz Calixto (BRA)/Charlie Cooper (USA)</p><p>Wheelchair girls’ doubles: Luna Gryp (BEL)/Vitória Miranda (BRA)</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:00:35.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216087" data-event-id="216087" id="216087" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T14:00:35+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216087"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T14:00:35.000+0530">January 26, 2025 14:00</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Records Zverev can set by winning today </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Zverev will become the fifth German player in history to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title after Becker, Von Cramm, Henkel and Stich.</p><p>Zverev will be joint-second on the Open Era list for most attempts (36) before winning a first Grand Slam title, alongside Stan Wawrinka and behind Goran Ivanisevic (48).</p><p>Zverev will become the 13th player in the Open Era to win his first Grand Slam men’s singles title at the Australian Open.</p><p>Zverev will become the fourth player in the Open Era to lose the first two Grand Slam men’s singles finals he contested before winning the third Grand Slam final he played.</p><p>Zverev will go top of the Open Era list for most attempts (10) before winning the Australian Open men’s singles title – ahead of 1998 champion Petr Korda and2014 champion Wawrinka, who both won their first titles here on their ninth Australian Open appearances.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:51:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216085" data-event-id="216085" id="216085" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T13:51:18+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216085"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:51:18.000+0530">January 26, 2025 13:51</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Records Sinner can set by winning today </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Sinner will become the first Italian player in history, man or woman, to win three Major titles – surpassing Nicola Pietrangeli (2).</p><p>Sinner will become the 11th player in the Open Era to retain the Australian Open men’s singles title.</p><p>Sinner will become the eighth player in the Open Era to win the first three Grand Slam men’s singles finals he has contested.</p><p>Sinner will become the first player to successfully defend his first men’s singles Grand Slam title since 2005-06, when Rafael Nadal won his first Grand Slam title at 2005 Roland Garros and retained the title in 2006.</p><p>Sinner will become the fifth player in the Open Era to win three consecutive hard court Grand Slam men’s singles titles after Federer, Djokovic, Lendl and McEnroe.</p><p>Aged 23 years 163 days, Sinner will become the youngest man to win multiple Australian Open titles since Courier in 1992-93. Courier won his first title here aged 21 years 162 days in 1992 and his second title here aged 22 years 167 days in 1993.</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:36:44.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/216079" data-event-id="216079" id="216079" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T13:36:44+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#216079"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:36:44.000+0530">January 26, 2025 13:36</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Some Australian Open men’s singles finals have been absolutely epic! </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><div ><div ><a href=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/australian-open-top-finals-mens-finals-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-roger-federer-tennis-news/article69075383.ece ><div class="relative cuelive"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/tennis/article22429037.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/12SSLIVENADALjpg"/></div></a></div><div ><h3>Top five Australian Open men’s finals: Nadal-Federer showdowns, and a Djokovic masterclass</h3><p>From fierce competitions between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to a stunning showing from Novak Djokovic, here are some of the best Australian Open men’s finals to date. </p></div></div><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:30:06.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/215961" data-event-id="215961" id="215961" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T13:30:06+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#215961"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:30:06.000+0530">January 26, 2025 13:30</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Alexander Zverev’s route to final </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Semifinal: beat [7] Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7-6(5), retd.</p><p>Quarterfinal: beat [12] Tommy Paul (USA) 7-6(1), 7-6, 2-6, 6-1</p><p>Round of 16: beat [14] Ugo Humbert (FRA) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2</p><p>Third round: beat Jacob Fearnley (GBR) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4</p><p>Second round: beat Pedro Martinez (ESP) 6-1, 6-4, 6-1</p><p>First round: beat [WC] Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:19:00.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/215960" data-event-id="215960" id="215960" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T13:19:00+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#215960"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:19:00.000+0530">January 26, 2025 13:19</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> Jannik Sinner’s route to final </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>Semifinal: beat [21] Ben Shelton (USA) 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-2</p><p>Quarterfinal: beat [8] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 6-3, 6-2, 6-1</p><p>Round of 16: beat [13] Holger Rune (DEN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2</p><p>Third round: beat Marcos Giron (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2</p><p>Second round: beat [WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3</p><p>First round: beat Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 7-6(2), 7-6(5), 6-1</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:10:18.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/215959" data-event-id="215959" id="215959" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T13:10:18+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#215959"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:10:18.000+0530">January 26, 2025 13:10</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p><strong>Played:</strong> 6 <strong>| Jannik Sinner:</strong> 2 <strong>| Alexander Zverev:</strong> 4</p><p>2024 - Cincinnati, Semifinal - Sinner won 7-6(9), 5-7, 7-6(4)</p><p>2023 - US Open, Round of 16 - Zverev won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3</p><p>2022 - Monte Carlo, Quarterfinal - Zverev won 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(5)</p><p>2021 - US Open, Round of 16 - Zverev won 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(7)</p><p>2020 - Cologne, Semifinal - Zverev won 7-6(3), 6-3</p><p>2020 - Roland Garros, Round of 16 - Sinner won 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3</p><script> var html = ""; // To be kept global to track html addition function createTables() { const table_data = [] table_data.forEach(el => { const existingElement = document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML; const element = constructTable(el.data); document.getElementById(el.id).innerHTML = existingElement + element; html = "" }) } function constructTable(elements) { elements.forEach((element) => { var tablecontent = element?.relation?.content.href; //console.log("tableSContednt", tablecontent) if(element){ if (element.type == "text" && element.text.trim() !== "") { html += element.text; } else if (element.children) { if(element.type ==="a"){ if (typeof(element.href) != "undefined") html += `<${element.type} href="${element.href}">`; else html += `<${element.type} href="${tablecontent}">`; } else { html += `<${element.type}>`; } constructTable(element.children); html += "</" + element.type + ">"; } } }); return html; } createTables() </script></div></div></li><li class="time-list" data-event-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:00:09.000+0530" data-event-uri="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece/liveEvent/entry/215958" data-event-id="215958" id="215958" itemprop="liveBlogUpdate" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="story"><meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2025-01-26T13:00:09+05:30"/><meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2025-01-27T12:24:17+05:30"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/sinner-vs-zverev-australian-open-final-2025-live-score-mens-singles-updates-streaming-info-highlights/article69141097.ece#215958"/><div class="time" data-publish-date="2025-01-26T13:00:09.000+0530">January 26, 2025 13:00</div><div class="title" itemprop="headline"> When and where to watch </div><div class="sub-text" itemprop="articleBody"><p>In India, viewers can watch the live telecast of the Australian Open men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev on the <em>Sony Sports Network</em> and stream the matches live on <em>SonyLiv</em> and <em>JioTV </em>from 2PM IST.</p><script> var html = ""; 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Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, the top two male players in the world, are set to face each other for the title in Melbourne. 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