Jannik Sinner joined some of tennis' greatest legends with another stellar performance in the Australian Open final.

Rafael Nadal jumping up the ATP tennis rankings seems like nothing new – until you remember that he’s retired. The Spanish sporting icon has rather bizarrely moved up three places to 173rd

The last time Rafael Nadal was on the court was in November, during Spain's Davis Cup match against the Netherlands

Sinner clinched his third Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev in last weekend's Australian Open final. And at 23 years old, he has plenty of time to add to that tally and begin clawing his way up the all-time rankings.

The South Tyrolean star embraced a 73-6 score in 2024, lifting eight ATP trophies and leaving everyone behind. Jannik was the top favorite at this year's Australian Open. World no. 1 survived a scare against Holger Rune and defended the title in style!

Jannik Sinner, a 23-year-old Italian, is the youngest man to leave Melbourne Park with the trophy two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1992-93.

However, Shelton achieved a notable milestone and joined legendary Rafael Nadal on the exclusive list! Namely, Ben is the second left-hander with the semi-final at both hard-court Majors since 1988 after the 24-time Major winner!

British tennis legend Andy Murray, now coaching Novak Djokovic, made a bold claim about who holds the title of the greatest tennis player in history.

On this day 13 years ago, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal pushed the limits of our game to a new level! Two legends battled in the 2012 Australian Open final and produced a cracker, with the Serb prevailing 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 in five hours and 53 minutes!

Rafael Nadal's uncle and former coach, Toni Nadal, has questioned the legitimacy of Novak Djokovic's recent injury claims. The 37-year-old, Serbian had to withdraw from the semifinals of the Australian Open 2025 against Alexander Zverev due to a hamstring injury sustained during his quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz.

Follow reaction as Sinner retained the championship with a brilliant showing against three-time major final loser Zverev on Rod Laver in Melbourne