Australian Open 2024: Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka crowned as Grand Slam singles champions at Melbourne Park

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Jannik Sinner came back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open men's singles final, earning him his first ever Grand Slam title. The 22-year-old became the first Italian man to win the Australian Open since 1976, and he is also the youngest player to win at Melbourne Park since Novak Djokovic in 2008.

Ironically, Sinner made it to the final after taking down Djokovic in the semifinal round. Djokovic has won a record-breaking 10 Australian Open trophies and was a favorite to win again this year. However, Sinner snapped his 33-match winning streak in Melbourne.

This was the first Australian Open final since 2005 without Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Rodger Federer. Nadal was planning on playing this tournament, but had to pull out due to injury.

Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, is now 1-5 in Grand Slam finals.

In the women's competition, Aryna Sabalenka defended her title as the Australian Open champion after taking down Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday. She was dominant through the entire tournament, winning a perfect 14 of 14 sets.

"I love you so much," Sabalenka told the crowd at Rod Laver Arena, who is used to seeing her win.

She won eight of the first nine points and held onto that control for the rest of the match. Sabalenka has now won 14 consecutive matches in Melbourne. With this victory, Sabalenka will keep her world No. 2 ranking, just behind Iga Swiatek, who congratulated her on the victory.

The Belarusian star's dominance was impressive but not completely surprising. Sabalenka has proved to be one of the top hard-court players, with 12 of her 14 title wins coming on hard courts, per ESPN.

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