"It means so much to me," says Sinner on second Australian Open title

The Manila Times

"It means so much to me," says Sinner on second Australian Open title  Jannik Sinner showed off his Australian Open trophy on Monday, January 27, after he retained the title with an emphatic 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 win over Alexander Zverev, breaking new ground for Italian tennis and leaving his German rival smarting after a third Grand Slam final defeat.  The world number one became Italy's first player to win three Grand Slam crowns on Sunday, January 26, moving past Nicola Pietrangeli who won back-to-back men's titles at Roland Garros from 1959 to 1960.  For all Sinner's joy, a long-standing doping case continues to hang over his head.  Though cleared to play by tennis authorities, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is seeking a ban which could derail his French Open plans. A hearing is set for April.   NETWORK TEN / SEVEN NETWORK / REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews #tennis #sports

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00:00It means so much to me, it's a lot of work we put behind this one, it means a lot to

00:19have this one now two times with me and the support has been amazing from the start of

00:25the tournament and everything considered I'm very very happy to share this moment with

00:31all of you and obviously also my team and family.

00:34Is it better to take a day off to be ready for a long run?

00:43No, not really.

00:46We had a nice dinner with all the team and also my brother was here and just having a

00:52great time together which is exactly what we needed.

00:57We have been two weeks under many many people and persons and it was nice to close just

01:06with us and it was a very nice evening.

01:10The second one, this one maybe you enjoyed a bit more because it's different but every

01:19Grand Slam or every tournament you win or you go far it has it's own story, you have

01:25to pass difficulties like I did also this year here and this makes it very very special.

01:40Losing finals is never easy especially Grand Slams, you know he was struggling I told him

01:49to keep believing, he is an incredible player, he deserves a Grand Slam more than any other

01:58player so I wish him only the best and I just told him to keep believing, he has a great

02:04team, great family behind him, he puts a lot of sacrifice to get to this stage and that's it.

02:12Back to me, it's all your time.

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