Last year's Australian Open runner-up, Daniil Medvedev, will not repeat that result during the current campaign. After a massive battle, world no. 5 fell in the second round to Learnen Tien, suffering an early loss and heading home.

At the age of 19, Learner Tien defeated Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller that finished just before 3 a.m. in Melbourne.

By successfully defending his Australian Open title, Jannik Sinner set several new records. Take a look at the five records he set at Melbourne Park.

Jannik Sinner is undoubtedly the ruler of the Tour: to confirm this, the ATP Tour has released a truly mind-blowing statistic on the Italian and his record of victories since he became number 1 in the world.

2022 — Rafael Nadal def. Daniil Medvedev, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. 2020 — Novak Djokovic def. Dominic Thiem, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. 2018 — Roger Federer def. Marin Cilic, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

Jannik Sinner embraces the pressure of major finals and Alexander Zverev went down under the strain at Melbourne on Sunday.

The Italian has won his last 20 matches, setting his longest career winning streak, while he is the youngest man to reach back-to-back Australian Open finals since Pete Sampras (1994-1995)

Daniil Medvedev 3-6 ... Marcelo Rios, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. 1997 — Pete Sampras def. Carlos Moya, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. 1996 — Boris Becker def. Michael Chang, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. 1995 — Andre Agassi ...

In his 1996 essay, “The String Theory,” David Foster Wallace — amid other musings on the burgeoning tennis career of an early-20s Michael Joyce — briefly considers the psyche of the typical sports consumer.

Madison Keys pulled off a stunning victory, while Jannik Sinner charged to a convincing title defense. Plus, Paula Badosa and Ben Shelton impressed Down Under.

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With his latest Australian Open win and third Grand Slam title, Italy's Jannik Sinner has once again proved he is the man to beat on the men’s tour.