The Australian Open is over for the locals. Some Australians impressed and others didn't live up to expectations. Here's how we graded them.

Jannik Sinner cemented his status as the hard-court king of men’s tennis with his second-consecutive Australian Open title.

On a mild Sunday evening in Melbourne, world number one Jannik Sinner of Italy claimed the Australian Open’s Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, besting Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2025 men’s final.

World number two Alex Zverev credited his brother Mischa for his mastery of left-handers after beating a 26th in succession in Frenchman Ugo Humbert to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday. Zverev honed his game with left-handed Mischa, a former top-30 player who reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park in 2017.

RECAP ALL THE ACTION FROM MELBOURNE PARK BELOW. He now plays Germany’s No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev on Friday in what will be his 12th semi-final appearance in Melbourne. “I wished this match ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev in the first Australian Open men’s final between the players ranked No. 1 and No. 2 since Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in 2019.

Spectators booed as the 37-year-old Djokovic walked off toward the locker room, and he stopped, turned around and responded by giving two thumbs-up.

The 10-time Melbourne Park champion had just lost a first-set tiebreak to Alexander Zverev when he called it a day, unable to continue with a thigh muscle tear sustained earlier in the tournament.

Sinner, 23, now has as many major titles as Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka. He also became the first Italian man to win three majors. He improved to 17-3 against To 10 opponents.

Jannik Sinner leaves Australia with another trophy for his bulging cabinet and another $3.5 million in his wallet, but there are plenty of questions ahead of him in 2025.

A clinical Jannik Sinner "emptied the tank" to sweep past Alexander Zverev and retain his Australian Open title on Sunday, cementing his status as the world's dominant player in men's tennis.You want to empty your tank a little bit.

Final: Check out the Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev Head to Head record, results, Grand Slam numbers of both the tennis players and the live streaming details for the men’s singles final on myKhel.