Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia
Sinner Battles Past Rune to Reach Australian Open 2025 Quarterfinals
Monday’s action at the Australian Open saw top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner shake off illness and a determined Holger Rune to reach the quarterfinals.
Advancing by a scoreline of 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, Sinner hit 14 aces, won 83 percent of his first serve points and broke serve on four occasions during the three hour and 13 minute contest.
Improving to 3-2 against Rune in lifetime meetings, Sinner will next face No. 8 seed Alex de Minuar for a place in the semifinals.
De Minuar ousted American Alex Michelsen 6-0, 7-6(5), 6-3 in two hours and nine minutes.
Sinner owns a 9-0 career head-to-head lead over de Minuar on Tour.
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2025
Other results on the day included No. 21 seed Ben Shelton advancing over Gael Monfils 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 1-0 retire, and flamboyant Italian Lorenzo Sonego defeating American Learner Tien 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
Tien had defeated defending finalist and No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev earlier in the event in five sets.
Alcaraz vs. Djokovic
Tuesday’s action in Melbourne will feature No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz taking on No. 7 seed Novak Djokovic in the popcorn match of the event thus far, and No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev facing newly-crowned top 10 player and No. 12 seed Tommy Paul.
Swiatek Continues to March On
Five-time former Major winner Iga Swiatek continued her march toward another Grand Slam victory on Monday in Melbourne, defeating Eva Lys from Germany 6-0, 6-1 in 59 minutes.
Swiatek, who owns four French Open titles and one US Open trophy, struck three aces, won 81 percent of her first serve points and hit 28 aces.
The 23-year-old will next face No. 8 seed Emma Navarro, who defeated No. 9 seed Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 later in the day.
Other fourth-round results on Monday included inform American Madison Keys improving to 11-1 on the season after taking out former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, and No. 28 seed Elina Svitolina reaching the quarterfinals after she dismissed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1 in one hour and 23 minutes.
Tuesday’s action Down Under will feature top seed Aryna Sabalenka taking on No. 27 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and No. 3 seed Coco Gauff facing No. 11 seed Paula Badosa.
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