Everything that Jannik Sinner means to the summit of men's tennis could be temporarily wiped away in just a few months.

A year after earning his first Grand Slam title at the same event, Sinner became the youngest man to leave Melbourne Park with the trophy two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1993.

Sinner has won three of the five major tournaments, including the U.S. Open in September, meaning he now has claimed three straight hard-court Slams.