Jannik Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net and medical delays
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.
Australian Open: Jannik Sinner cruises to Round 4, Elina Svitolina stuns Jasmine Paolini
Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.
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They also have a dead-even head-to-head record. Keys won their first two matches, and Rybakina came back to win the next two, including their only meeting of 2024, on hard courts in Miami. Keys has won eight straight matches in Adelaide and Melbourne, while Rybakina, with new coach Goran Ivanisevic, hasn’t dropped a set this week.
Jannik Sinner gets past Holger Rune at the Australian Open in a match with net, medical delays
The World No. 1, despite feeling unwell in sweltering conditions, kept up his title defense with a four-set triumph.
Australian Open, Day 9 Schedule: Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina in action
World No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina, Elena Rybakina and other big players will be in action on Day 9 of the hard court major at the Melbourne Park.
Jannik Sinner gets past Holger Rune in Australian Open match riddled with delays
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.
There's a screw loose at the Australian Open: Sinner's match against Rune delayed by a net problem
The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round match against Holger Rune
Sinner outlasts Rune after net issue pauses Australian Open match
Jannik Sinner moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals Monday by eliminating Holger Rune in a match paused by medical timeouts and the net detaching from the court.
Elina Svitolina rallies to reach Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time
Elina Svitolina advances to Australian Open quarterfinals, to face Madison Keys after defeating Veronika Kudermetova.
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