MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s not often that a man is able to follow up his first Grand Slam title by repeating as the champion at the same tournament a year later, which is what Jannik Sinner will be trying to do Sunday when he faces Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final.

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will compete for the title in the final of the 2025 Australian Open. The first Grand Slam of the season will be contested by the top two players in the ATP ranking for the first time since 2019, when two legends such as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal faced each other.

Sinner will try to add to his Australian Open trophy haul when he faces Alexander Zverev for the championship.

Sinner, the world No. 1 and defending champion, reached his second straight Australian Open final with a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 semifinal victory over No. 21 Ben Shelton, the Atlanta native. The Italian improved to 15-0 against Americans in majors.

Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title.

Jannik Sinner fought through an attack of cramp to subdue his explosive young challenger Ben Shelton in three sets and keep his title defence on the road.

In the Australian Open final on Sunday, Jannik Sinner meets Alexander Zverev.Sinner claimed a three-set victory over Ben Shelton (7-6, 6-2, 6-2) in the semifinals in his last match on Friday.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner will look to seal back-to-back Australian Open titles and deny second seed Alexander Zverev a maiden Grand Slam crown in the men's final on Sunday. Also on Sunday, the women's doubles final sees top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend face Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.