Jannik Sinner disposed of Holger Rune in four sets in the fourth round of the Australian Open as the World No. 1 player looks to make it back-to-back Grand Slam
Australian Open latest score and updates from blockbuster quarter-final - Sinner booked his place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over Australia’s De Minaur
Mission accomplished for Alex de Minaur. The Australian ace reached the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open and is playing really brilliant tennis at the start of the season, which leads his fans to dream of a great result in the first Grand Slam of the new season.
Follow live text and radio commentary as Alex de Minaur plays Alex Michelsen in the Australian Open fourth round.
The most interesting match on Monday 20 January at the 2025 Australian Open is certainly the one between Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune. These two players have always played very spectacular and balanced matches against each other, with the h2h balance in perfect parity at 2-2.
I have a very experienced team with me, which I’m very grateful and happy (for). I (realised) straight away that I’m ready for today. Let’s see what’s coming now in the semis."
The defending champion has put to bed any concern about his health after demolishing the Australian in under two hours.
Alex de Minaur is yet to record a win over Jannik Sinner, but he has received a hint on how he can compete with the world number one in their Australian Open quarterfinal on Wednesday.
This was de Minaur’s fourth consecutive trip to the round-of-16 in Melbourne, including straight-sets defeats from Sinner (2022) and Novak Djokovic (2023) before the heartbreak of losing to Andrey Rublev last year from two-sets-to-one up.
Jannik Sinner was suffering from heat and other problems during his fourth-round match at the 2025 Australian Open against 13th seed Holger Rune. He even took an 11-minute medical timeout following which he finished the match in his favor with a scoreline of 6-3,
After telling fans on the weekend his "legs are back", Alex de Minaur proved it on his way to the Australian Open quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Sinner will face No. 8 Alex de Minaur of Australia, who ousted American Alex Michelsen 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-3. It will be the first quarterfinals appearance for de Minaur in his home country's Grand Slam, and he became just the third Aussie man to reach the round in 20 years.