Jannik Sinner in the final at the Australian Open: where and when to watch the match

If you wanted to quote a song, you could say “same beach, same sea”, in reality it’s the same concrete, but the flavor is the same, that of returning to where you had a good time, or rather a great time. A year later Jannik Sinner is once again in the final at the Australian Opena tournament he won last year in his first Slam final. He got there by beating the American Ben Shelton. On Sunday morning he will face the German Alex Zverev, finalist after the withdrawal of Novak Djokovic, who left the semi-final due to physical problems after losing the first set.

The semi-final

Jannik Sinner beat the American Ben Shelton in three sets (7-6; 6-2; 6-2), playing only an hour more than Zverev, 27 years old, number two in the world, one of the few tennis players who is ahead in direct comparisons with Sinner: 4 to 2. «It’s important to have closed it in three sets» said Sinner who knows how much strength will be needed to beat Sasha Zverev, but is also aware that with Shelton the match could have been longer given the start of two games down with the American left-handed. The tie break is all Sinner and like the following two sets. Maybe not the best number one, but a Sinner in growth and control with Shelton dropping after the first set. «Tough match, we both responded better than we served. At the beginning I was tense, but I managed the situation well” he told Jim Courier at the end of the match, reiterating the joy of the victory in three sets.

The final

The appointment is now in the final: Sunday morning Italian time. The match with Sasha Zverev, who has never won a Slam despite having reached the final, should not begin before 9.30 am Italian time on January 26th. «We have had open challenges in the past, he is an extraordinary player, he is looking for his first Major. The pressure builds but I like being in situations like this. It’s why I play tennis,” Sinner said.

The prize money

For the 2025 edition the total prize money of the Australian Open is 96.5 million Australian dollars, just over 58 million euros which is 10 million more than the total prize money for 2024. The victory against Ben Shelton assured Jannik Sinner a prize pool of 1 million one hundred thousand euros. the Australian Open 2025 guarantees one million euros for the losing finalist. Whoever wins gets 2 million and 100 thousand euros.

How to watch the final on TV and streaming

Australian Open matches are broadcast exclusively on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 and on the Discovery+ streaming platform. Subscribers to DAZN, Sky (channels 210 and 211), Tim Vision and Amazon video channels have the opportunity to follow the first Slam of the season. The final will not be visible in free unless an agreement is reached to broadcast it on Nove, also from the Warner Bros – Discovery group. Negotiations are underway. The Communications Authority has proposed including the finals of the Grand Slam tournaments among the events that must always be broadcast on TV free of charge in the case of an Italian finalist.