First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the
Elina Svitolina chases a first Australian tennis Open quarter-final since 2019 in the opening singles match on day nine She meets Russian Veronika Kudermetova from 1:30pm. Craig Gabriel previews the women's draw.
As much as any top player, Sinner has been able to expose De Minaur’s lack of first-strike weaponry. The Aussie’s strength is his scrambling and counterpunching, but Sinner serves too well, hits too hard, places the ball too precisely for his defense to be effective. De Minaur hasn’t found a way to hurt, rattle, of disrupt him.
The World No. 1, despite feeling unwell in sweltering conditions, kept up his title defense with a four-set triumph.
Melbourne: Elina Svitolina was 4-1 down before she went on a roll and took 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova on Monday to reach the Australian Open
Day nine of the Australian Open saw Lorenzo Sonego and Elina Svitolina advance to the quarter-finals with impressive wins. Jannik Sinner overcame a medical timeout to beat Holger Rune, while Madison Keys stunned Elena Rybakina.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals at Melbourne Park on Monday by eliminating the 13th-seeded Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Sinner's remarkable on-court ability to block out any distraction from his mission has been on full display as he seeks to defend his Melbourne title.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced into the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday in imperious fashion after Iga Swiatek was equally ruthless to close on a first Melbourne crown.
Highlights of the 11th day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (times GMT): 1116 SINNER STROLLS TO SEMI-FINAL CLASH WITH SHELTON Defending champion Jannik Sinner reached the semi-final with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 6-1 win over Alex de Minaur,