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How Alexander Zverev saw the Grand Slam pass him by: 3 passing shots for Jannik Sinner that sealed his enduring glory with consecutive AO titles | Tennis News

How Alexander Zverev saw the Grand Slam pass him by: 3 passing shots for Jannik Sinner that sealed his enduring glory with consecutive AO titles | Tennis News

Jannik Sinner won his second Australian Open crown, in a match that didn’t reach the highest notes of the crescendo, but instead showed up the gulf between the World Nos 1 and 2. But nothing epitomized Grand Slam glory pass Alexander Zverev by, as being repeatedly passed by the Italian, including the final championship point. Here’s 3 passing shots to remember: The AO oye oye moment The comms more than once spoke of how Sinner’s coaches reckoned he was more alert when put under pressure to the extent that they didn’t mind him being under the pump. But despite the lopsidedness of the result, Zverev had struck a semblance of consistency in accuracy from the baseline. So even at 3-5 and two sets down in the third, the Zverev hopefully waited for a last-gasp miracle. Sinner serving for the match didn’t start great, with an unforced error from the forehand giving Zverev tiny hope – 0-15. Zverev would crunch a forehand next and send an ace down the T to go 30-15 up, and it …