Jannik Sinner defeated Holger Rune in four sets at the Australian Open after experiencing a health scare during the match.
In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner takes on No. 13 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune.Sinner enters the Round of 16 after his three-set win on Saturday over Marcos
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,
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Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune thrilled fans on Sunday with what will likely go down as the best point of the 2025 Australian Open. Sinner, the World No. 1
Sinner was joined in the quarter-finals by countryman Lorenzo Sonego, who is through to this stage at a grand slam for the first time after ending the run of 19-year-old American Learner Tien with a 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 victory.
First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the Australian Open. Then came the bizarre sight of a 20-minute delay because the net at Rod Laver Arena detached from the court after being hit by a big Sinner serve.
The defending champion moved into the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park on Monday by eliminating the 13th-seeded Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Jannik Sinner has battled through a worrying bout of illness to keep his hunt for a second successive Australian Open title alive.
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.
Jannik Sinner came through a gruelling match against Holger Rune at the Australian Open, but there were concerns over his health during the clash as he admitted he was not feeling well before the encounter even got underway.