Sinner Beats Rune To Reach Australian Open Quarterfinals

Melbourne, 20 January 2025 – Jannik Sinner arrives at quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a hard-fought victory against the Dane Holger Rune (number 13 ATP). The Italian, number 1 in the world, wins after more than three hours of play with a score of 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2.

Not an easy victory, however, because after a start without particular difficulties, the South Tyrolean suffered stomach problems in the second and third set. Physically suffering, asked for the physiotherapist to come in and left the pitch for a medical intervention who stopped the match for 11 minutes. Upon returning, he took a while to find his shots again, but he was good at managing himself and still took home the set.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter another long stop, this time for the screw breakage who was fixing the net in the center at the bottom. The players even left the field and went back to the locker room waiting for the repair to be completed. When the game restarted, the world number 1 was back: confident and precise. Game over.

Jannik Sinner during the medical timeout in the match against Holger Rune (Ansa)

"It was a strange morning, I didn't even warm up – Jannik said in the interview at the end of the match –. Talking to the doctor did me good. I knew it would be a tough match. I played well, I served very well and that gave me the confidence to keep fighting." "Today the support of the crowd was fundamental, I needed it. Today 90% of the credit is yours and I tried to make you happy for 10%," he added.

Sinner will challenge the Australian in the quarterfinals Alex De Minaur, who defeated Alex Michelsen in three sets. Today's is his eighteenth consecutive victory, the second longest streak of success after the one between the 8 Davis Cup Final 2023 and the 2024 Indian Wells quarterfinals when he won 19 matches in a row. In addition, Jannik equaled Nicola Pietrangeli's record of 10 quarterfinals in a men's singles Slam for an Italian player.