Sinner, the historic number 27: The record of Australian Open champions

Jannik Sinner, 22 years old, last season he shut out Italy in its second Davis Cup. Novak Djokovic He was denied glory days ago at the ATP Finals in Turin, but the transalpine retaliated by lifting the ‘silver salad bowl’.

A climax that pointed to Sinner as a potential opponent for all kinds of conquest in 2024. It did not take long to confirm that he had matured physically, mentally and in tennis.

After dethroning historic ten-time champion Djokovic in the semifinals, Sinner completed the job by defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev. He is the new champion of the Australian Open, the first Italian on record, the third man in the Grand Slam after the victories of his legendary compatriots Nicola Pietrangeli (1959 and 1960) and Adriano Panatta (1976) at Roland Garros.

There is also in the group Francesca Schiavone, the best of Roland Garros 2010, and Flavia Pennetta, surprising 2015 US Open champion.

Sinner is the 58th men’s Grand Slam champion in the professional era, since 1968. The 153rd overall. And 27th in Australia, which has not had a new champion since the Swiss Stan Wawrinka was the exception to the dominance of the ‘Big 3’ in 2014.

2024 Jannik Sinner (Italy) over Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

2023 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)

2022 Rafa Nadal (Esp) over Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5

2021 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 7-5, 6-2 and 6-2

2020 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

2019 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

2018 Roger Federer (Switzerland) over Marin Cilic (Croatia) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-1

2017 Roger Federer (Switzerland) over Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3

2016 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Andy Murray (Great Britain) 6-1 7-5 7-6 (3)

2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) over Andy Murray (Great Britain) 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0

2014 Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) over Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3

2013 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Andy Murray (Great Britain) 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2

2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) over Rafa Nadal (Spain) 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5

2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Andy Murray (Great Britain) 6-4 6-2 6-3

2010 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Andy Murray (Great Britain) 6-3 6-4 7-6(11)

2009 Rafa Nadal (Spain) over Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-5 3-6 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2

2008 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)

2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland) over Fernando Gonzalez (Chile) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4

2006 Roger Federer (Switzerland) over Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2

2005 Marat Safin (Russia) over Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

2004 Roger Federer (Switzerland) over Marat Safin (Russia) 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2

2003 Andre Agassi (USA) beat Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-2 6-2 6-1

2002 Thomas Johansson (Sweden) over Marat Safin (Russia) 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)

2001 Andre Agassi (USA) over Arnaud Clement (France) 6-4 6-2 6-2

2000 Andre Agassi (USA) over Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4

1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) over Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) 4-6 6-0 6-3 7-6(1)

1998 Petr Korda (Czech Rep.) over Marcelo Ríos (Chile) 6-2 6-2 6-2

1997 Pete Sampras (USA) over Carlos Moyà (Spain) 6-2 6-3 6-3

1996 Boris Becker (Germany) over Michael Chang (USA) 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2

1995 Andre Agassi (USA) over Pete Sampras (USA) 4-6 6-1 7-6(6) 6-4

1994 Pete Sampras (USA) over Todd Martin (USA) 7-6 6-4 6-4

1993 Jim Courier (USA) over Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-2 6-1 2-6 7-5

1992 Jim Courier (USA) over Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-2

1991 Boris Becker (Germany) over Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4

1990 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) beat Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 4-6 7-6(3) 5-2 retired

1989 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) over Miloslav Mecir (Czechoslovakia)6-2 6-2 6-2

1988 Mats Wilander (Sweden) over Pat Cash (Australia) 6-3 6-7(3) 3-6 6-1 8-6

1987 (January) Stefan Edberg (Sweden) over Pat Cash (Australia) 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3

1986 Did not play: Change of schedule in January date

1985 (Nov) Stefan Edberg (Sweden) over Mats Wilander (Sweden) 6-4 6-3 6-3

1984 Mats Wilander (Sweden) v Kevin Curren (South Africa) 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3) 6-2

1983 Mats Wilander (Sweden) over Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)6-1 6-4 6-4

1982 Johan Kriek (South Africa) beat Steve Denton (USA) 6-3 6-3 6-2

1981 Johan Kriek (South Africa) over Steve Denton (USA) 6-2 7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-4

1980 Brian Teacher (USA) over Kim Warwick (Australia) 7-5 7-6(4) 6-3

1979 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) over John Sadri (USA) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2

1978 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) over John Marks (Australia) 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3

1977 (Dec) Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) over John Lloyd (Great Britain) 6-3 7-6(1) 5-7 3-6 6-2

1977 (Jan) Roscoe Tanner (USA) over Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) 6-3 6-3 6-3

1976 Mark Edmondson (Australia) over John Newcombe (Australia) 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-1

1975 John Newcombe (Australia) over Jimmy Connors (USA) 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6(7)

1974 Jimmy Connors (USA) over Phil Dent (Australia) 7-6(7) 6-4 4-6 6-3

1973 John Newcombe (Australia) over Onny Parun (New Zealand) 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-1

1972 Ken Rosewall (Australia) v Mal Anderson (Australia) 7-6 6-3 7-5

1971 Ken Rosewall (Australia) over Arthur Ashe (USA) 6-1 7-5 6-3

1970 Arthur Ashe (USA) over Dick Crealy (Australia) 6-4 9-7 6-2

1969 Rod Laver (Australia) to Andrés Gimeno (Spain) 6-3 6-4 7-5

1968 Bill Bowrey (Australia) in Joan Gisbert (Spain) 7-5 2-6 9-7 6-4

1967 Roy Emerson (Australia) over Arthur Ashe (USA) 6-4 6-1 6-4

1966 Roy Emerson (Australia) over Arthur Ashe (USA) 6-4 6-8 6-2 6-3

1965 Roy Emerson (Australia) v Fred Stolle (Australia) 7-9 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-1

1964 Roy Emerson (Australia) over Fred Stolle (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-2

1963 Roy Emerson (Australia) over Ken Fletcher (Australia) 6-3 6-3 6-1

1962 Rod Laver (Australia) over Roy Emerson (Australia) 8-6 0-6 6-4 6-4

1961 Roy Emerson (Australia) over Rod Laver (Australia) 1-6 6-3 7-5 6-4

1960 Rod Laver (Australia) over Neale Fraser (Australia) 5-7 3-6 6-3 8-6 8-6

1959 Alex Olmedo (USA) over Neale Fraser (Australia) 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3

1958 Ashley Cooper (Australia) v Mal Anderson (Australia) 7-5 6-3 6-4

1957 Ashley Cooper (Australia) over Neale Fraser (Australia) 6-3 9-11 6-4 6-2

1956 Lew Hoad (Australia) over Ken Rosewall (Australia) 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-5

1955 Ken Rosewall (Australia) over Lew Hoad (Australia) 9-7 6-4 6-4

1954 Mervyn Rose (Australia) over Rex Hartwig (Australia) 6-2 0-6 6-4 6-2

1953 Ken Rosewall (Australia) over Mervyn Rose (Australia) 6-0 6-3 6-4

1952 Ken McGregor (Australia) over Frank Sedgman (Australia) 7-5 12-10 2-6 6-2

1951 Dick Savitt (USA) over Ken McGregor (Australia) 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-1

1950 Frank Sedgman (Australia) over Ken McGregor (Australia) 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1

1949 Frank Sedgman (Australia) over John Bromwich (Australia) 6-3 6-2 6-2

1948 Adrian Quist (Australia) over John Bromwich (Australia) 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3

1947 Dinny Pails (Australia) over John Bromwich (Australia) 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 8-6

1946 John Bromwich (Australia) v Dinny Pails (Australia) 5-7 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-2

1941-45 Did not play: World War II

1940 Adrian Quist (Australia) beat Jack Crawford (Australia) 6-3 6-1 6-2

1939 John Bromwich (Australia) over Adrian Quist (Australia) 6-4 6-1 6-3

1938 Donald Budge (USA) over John Bromwich (Australia) 6-4 6-2 6-1

1937 Viv McGrath (Australia) over John Bromwich (Australia) 6-3 1-6 6-0 2-6 6-1

1936 Adrian Quist (Australia) over Jack Crawford (Australia) 6-2 6-3 4-6 3-6 9-7

1935 Jack Crawford (Australia) v Fred Perry (Great Britain) 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-4

1934 Fred Perry (Great Britain) over Jack Crawford (Australia) 6-3 7-5 6-1

1933 Jack Crawford (Australia) v Keith Gledhill (Australia) 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-2

1932 Jack Crawford (Australia) v Harry Hopman (Australia) 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1

1931 Jack Crawford (Australia) over Harry Hopman (Australia) 6-2 6-2 2-6 6-1

1930 Gar Moon (Australia) over Harry Hopman (Australia) 6-3 6-1 6-3

1929 John Gregory (Great Britain) over Richard Schlesinger (Australia) 6-2 6-2 5-7 7-5

1928 Jean Borotra (France) over Jack Cummings (Australia) 6-4 6-1 4-6 5-7 6-3

1927 Gerald Patterson (Australia) over John Hawkes (Australia) 3-6 6-4 3-6 18-16 6-3

1926 John Hawkes (Australia) over Jim Willard (Australia) 6-1 6-3 6-1

1925 James Anderson (Australia) v Gerald Patterson (Australia) 11-9 2-6 6-2 6-3

1924 James Anderson (Australia) over Richard Schlesinger (Australia) 6-3 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3

1923 Pat O’Hara Wood (Australia) v C. St.John (Australia) 6-1 6-1 6-3

1922 James Anderson (Australia) over Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6-0 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2

1921 Rhys Gemmell (Australia) over Alf Hedeman (Australia) 7-5 6-1 6-4

1920 Pat O’Hara Wood (Australia) over Ron Thomas (Australia)6-3 6-4 6-8 6-1 6-3

1919 Algernon Kingscote (Great Britain) over Eric Pockley (Australia) 6-4 6-0 6-3

1916-18 Did not play: World War I

1915 Gordon Lowe (Great Britain) over Horace Rice (Australia) 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-4

1914 Arthur O’Hara Wood (Australia) over Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1

1913 Ernie Parker (Australia) over Harry Parker (Australia) 2-6 6-1 6-3 6-2

1912 James Parke (Great Britain) over A.Beamish (Australia) 3-6 6-2 1-6 6-1 7-5

1911 Norman Brookes (Australia) over Horace Rice (Australia) 6-1 6-2 6-3

1910 Rodney Heath (Australia) over Horace Rice (Australia) 6-4 6-3 6-2

1909 Tony Wilding (New Zealand) beat Ernie Parker (Australia) 6-1 7-5 6-2

1908 Fred Alexander (USA) over Alfred Dunlop (Australia) 3-6 3-6 6-0 6-2 6-3

1907 Horace Rice (Australia) over Ernie Parker (Australia) 6-3 6-4 6-4

1906 Tony Wilding (New Zealand) over Ernie Parker (Australia) 6-0 6-4 6-4

1905 Rodney Heath (Australia) over Arthur Curtis (Australia) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4