JANNIK SINNER staged a stunning comeback to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and become the new young superstar of tennis.
The Italian, who came from two sets down to beat an exhausted Daniil Medvedev, ended his country's 48-year wait for a male Grand Slam singles winner, the last being Adriano Panatta at the French Open.
World No.3 Medvedev (with Sinner, below) started superbly but the Russian has now lost three finals in Melbourne as he nears Andy Murray's unwanted record of five.
Sinner, by contrast, recaptured the form which destroyed defending champion Novak Djokovic in the semis to win a heavyweight hitting final 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in three hours and 44 minutes.
The redhead from northern Italy, who has a fan club called the Carota Boys, said: "It feels great.
I'm extremely happy how I handled things today. The situation on court was very, very tough.
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