- Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final of the Australian Open in Melbourne on 28 January.
- Fourth seed Sinner came from two sets down to win against Medvedev and lift his first major trophy at the Australian Open.
- With the win, Sinner became the first Italian man to win a Slam since Adriano Panatta in 1976.
- He lost only one set en route to the final, ending Novak Djokovic's 33-match winning streak at the Australian Open in the semi-finals.
- Sinner is the second player to lift the trophy after trailing by two sets in the Australian Open final.
- The other was Rafael Nadal, who defeated Medvedev by two sets in 2022.
- Aryna Sabalenka defeated China's Qianwen Zheng in the Australian Open women's singles final.
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