Sinner outlasts Medvedev to win maiden Australian Open title
China DailyItaly's Jannik Sinner celebrates with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final match of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2024. MELBOURNE - Fourth seed Jannik Sinner of Italy captured his first Grand Slam title after storming back from two sets down to outlast gallant third seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday. Medvedev was rated the underdog despite his considerable edge in experience over 22-year-old Sinner, who was making his debut in a Grand Slam final. Sinner again made his move by breaking in the 10th game to force a deciding set, as Medvedev's hopes nosedived with his battered body laboring around the court.