Jannik Sinner enjoys dinner with adopted brother after crushing Alexander Zverev to win Australian Open
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Jannik Sinner has revealed he celebrated his Australian Open triumph with his adopted brother after crushing Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final.
The Italian showed why he's ranked No 1 in the world with a stunning performance at the Rod Laver Arena, with Sinner winning 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to claim the third major of his career.
Sinner has become the first player from his country to win three Grand Slam titles.
And he's also become the youngest star to retain the Australian Open since Jim Courier, too.
Jannik Sinner has revealed he celebrated his Australian Open triumph with his adopted brother after crushing Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final
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Speaking to Italian media after his win, Sinner revealed that he went for dinner with his adopted brother, Marc.
Marc was born in Russia in 1998 and adopted by the Sinner family when he was nine.
The tennis star said: “We had a nice dinner with all the team, my brother was here, just having a great time together, which is exactly what we needed.
“Having Marc here was maybe the best part of the victory. Nobody knows me better than him, for me he is an important person, I call him, I confide in him, I know that I can tell him everything and he understands me.
"Because he knows where we come from, from a normal family, he knows how I have lived since I was a child.
"Having him here was the best thing about the tournament. My happy place is with the people I love.”
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Sinner's next big goal will be winning a first Grand Slam title away from the hard court.
The French Open commences in May, while Wimbledon will then kick off a few weeks later.
Sinner is yet to secure Grand Slam glory on clay or grass. However, that's something he's eager to change as he looks to dominate the sport in the coming months and years ahead.
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“Of course, on hard courts I feel more comfortable but I take it as positive because on the other surfaces I still have to improve," he continued.
“I'm still young, and I think I have time to adjust, especially on grass court, because I never played the juniors."
While it was a memorable day for Sinner, Zverev toiled at the Rod Laver Arena as he lost the third Grand Slam final of his career.
Alexander Zverev was downbeat after losing to Jannik Sinner in the final of the Australian Open on Sunday
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The German was downbeat after crashing to defeat - and vowed to keep trying his utmost to write his name into the history books.
“You’re just too good. It’s as simple as that,” the 27-year-old told Sinner following their clash.
“I don't know if I'll ever be able to lift the trophy but I'll keep coming back, I'll keep trying.”
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