Jannik Sinner wins the last test before the Australian Open. Today, Friday 16 Januarythe Italian tennis player beat the Canadian Felix Auger-Also in three sets with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 10-4 in the exhibition match staged in Melbourne. A good test for Sinner, who arrives in Australia as a reigning double champion after the successes of 2025 and 2024, against an opponent who has shown the ability to raise his level to put the world number two in difficulty.
In fact, after a first set won 6-4, Sinner suffered the reaction of Auger-Aliassime, who won the second set with the same score only to wait for the super tie break, dominated by Jannik, who thus ended 10-4.
For Sinner, who did not want to participate in preparatory tournaments, this is the second exhibition match of the new season, after the one played against Carlos Alcaraz in Seoul, South Korea, lost in two sets with a score of 7-5, 7-6.
