Australian Open 2025: Men's Final Bracket TV Coverage, Live Stream and Pick
Jannik Sinner will look to become the first man since Novak Djokovic (2020-2021) to win back-to-back titles at Melbourne Park.
Despite playing high-level talent, such as home favorite and No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur, Ben Shelton, and Holger Rune, the top-ranked Italians coasted through the competition, dropping two total sets.
Instead of facing 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz—the two favorites to emerge out of the bottom of the draw—Sinner will face Alexander Zverev, who will be looking to secure his first Grand Slam title in three tries.
After an extremely engaging 82-minute first set that ended in a tiebreaker, Zverev's semifinal clash with Djokovic had the potential to be a thriller; however, Djokovic was forced to retire due to a muscle tear in his upper-left leg.
From scheduling to ultimate predictions, here is everything you need to know for Sunday's final.
TV Coverage and Live Stream
Date: Sunday, Jan. 26
Time: 3:30 a.m. ET
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: ESPN+
Alexander Zverev vs. Jannik Sinner
Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner will meet for the seventh time in their careers.
Zverev holds the edge in the head-to-head (Zverev leads 4-2) but will start this as the heavy underdog.
Over the past year and a half, Sinner has established himself as the most dominant hard-court player on tour.
The top-ranked Italian swept the hard-court Grand Slams in 2024 and is currently on a 20-match win streak, 14 of those in which he won in straight sets.
Dating back to the last 52 weeks, Sinner has won 52 of 55 matches on the hard-court surface—losing only to Carlos Alcaraz twice and Andrey Rublev in the 2024 Cincinnati Open—a match in which he was struggling with fitness and still forced a decisive third set.
The two-time Grand Slam champion's rapid ascension into the world's best player has given all of the top players fits.
Zverev may force a tiebreaker or two, but Sinner's form and consistency will likely be too much for the German to overcome.
In the end, Sinner should be able to grab another straightforward victory.
Prediction: Sinner defeats Zverev in four sets