The Italian flawlessly defended his Australian Open title in a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev.
The 23-year-old has already established himself as the best tennis player on the planet and now he is forging his legacy that will see him regarded as one of the best ever.
Zverev did not play badly in this final, in fact he played better in this match than he did in his other two Grand Slam final losses in 2020 and 2024.
Ultimately, the German’s search for a major continues as a result of the Italian’s indomitable spirit, Sinner executed a perfect game plan against the 26-year-old that sees him win his third major inside 12 months.
As Sinner celebrates with his team, Zverev was quick to bury his face in his hand, the German has tasted a Grand Slam final defeat for the third time in his career.
“First of all, it sucks standing here next to this and not being able to touch it,” Zverev said in runners-up speech.
“But congratulations to Jannik, you deserve it, you are the best player in the world by far. You have done all the right things, all the right work, and nobody deserves this title more.”
There are not much better ways to cement yourself in tennis history than to carve your place in the record books next to the likes of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
By keeping his crown, Sinner is the first player to successfully defend their first men’s singles Grand Slam title since 2005-06, when Nadal won his first major at the French Open in 2005.
The 23-year old is also the fifth player in the open era to win three consecutive hard courts Grand Slams and the first to do it since Djokovic between 2015-16.
Sinner is also the first player to claim 10 consecutive straight-sets wins over top-10 opponents since they were firstly published in 1973.
Such a feat sees him break Federer’s record for the most consecutive sets won against the top 10 with 22, the Swiss had 20 in 2007.
“It’s an an amazing feeling,” Jannik Sinner says as he starts his champion speech.
“My team, what can I say. We worked so hard to be in this position. It’s amazing to achieve this things but mostly to share them with you guys. Darren [Cahill] I know this might be your last Australian Open, I’m happy we can win the trophy.”
“This is an amazing tournament, for me the most special grand slam. Thank you so much.”
The World No.1 has dominated tennis since his crowning as the number one player back at the French Open in May.
Sinner has equalled Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors for the most wins in their first 50 matches as World No. 1.
For all of the Italian’s dominance, it might be fair to forget his age the 23-year-old is the youngest player to win back-to-back men’s singles titles at the Australian Open since Jim Courier (1992-1993).
Sinner will bask in the glory of a third major of his young career before his attention turn towards the Rotterdam Open, which begins next week.
The next two Grand Slams are the French Open and Wimbledon, two majors that Sinner has yet to get his hands on.
The World No.1 will look to add the two titles to his collection of majors in what will certainly be a trophy-laden year.