Sinner is there: Rune no longer scares. Jannik strolls and knocks down Giron. Also a super Sonego in the eighth finals

There is a player capable of winning the third round of a Slam by a landslide, even going beyond the 37 unforced errors committed. The same tennis player also stated that he sleeps up to ten hours a night, and that he took a nap just before the aforementioned match. His name is Jannik Sinner, and it is therefore obvious to say that he prevailed...in slippers.

The eighth finals atAustralian Open they are already conquered by the number one in the world. Giron, a very honest American opponent of the Rosso di Sesto, even broke his serve in the third set, in the first he made his life a little more difficult at a certain point, but then everything went as expected. Jannik who controls, who fine-tunes his mechanisms, and who then goes to take the victory. It ended 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 for ours, who now awaits the Dane Holger Rune. A very recent, yet already ancient rivalry is rekindled. The Scandinavian born in 2003, not lacking in self-esteem, seemed to be Jannik's great rival, then he struggled to put the fifth. He is still number 13 in the world, after having reached the fourth position overall, and has won the first two of the four matches with Sinner. If there is anyone capable of containing his exuberance now, it is Jannik. Who yesterday tried and tried drops and runs to the net, without exaggerated profits. Even his forehand was not always precise. But everything must be seen in the perspective of a dress rehearsal for the rounds that count, knowing ours. "I have to raise the level", Jannik tells himself, knowing he can do it.

Musetti out in the third round. The Tuscan seemed to be able to go even further in the tournament, but Shelton was in fact a very tough nut to crack. Lorenzo did not take advantage of the opportunities, he was also 5-4 and 40-15 on his own serve in the fourth, but the young American strongman got away with it by winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. Shelton will now challenge Gael Monfils, who at 38 years old takes the luxury of beating Fritz, seeded number 4, in four sets. And Sinner's lane empties even more towards the final. Monfils, then, cheered on his wife, Elina Svitolina, who in turn eliminated the number 4 in the women's tournament, alas Jasmine Paolini. The Italian Olympic gold medalist in doubles had a bad day, spiced up by a final illusion. 6-2, 4-6, 0-6 is the score that reserves a bitter Open for Jas after a series of joys.

But Italy is there. The good news yesterday, in addition to Sinner's advance, is Lorenzo Sonego who for the first time reaches the eighth finals of a Slam. Sonny defeated 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-2 the Hungarian Maroszan. In the eighth finals there is now the American Tien, 19 years old of Vietnamese origins. He defeated Medvedev in 5 sets. But Lorenzo a rising star, Fonseca, has already defeated him in Melbourne.