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Jannik Sinner hopes to join Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Australian Open when he faces off against home favourite Alex De Minaur at the Rod Laver Arena this morning.
Sinner has had a relatively easy time of things so far and avoided a potential stumbling block with a four-set victory over Holger Rune in the fourth round. The World No. 1 is the favourite to go on and win this tournament but knows he’ll be up against a hostile crowd for his clash with De Minaur.
The 25-year-old Australian has dropped just one set on his way to the last eight, in a tie-break against Francisco Cerundolo, and looks in good touch ahead of what will be his most difficult match of the competition to date.
The winner of this one will face Ben Shelton or Lorenzo Sonego with the United States’ Shelton currently two sets up in their quarter-final tie.
Earlier in the day, Iga Swiatek cruised past Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 in their Women’s Singles quarter-final while Madison Keys secured a surprising 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elina Svitolina to set up a meeting with Swiatek tomorrow.
Follow live updates from Sinner v De Minaur in our live blog below:
Where can I watch the Australian Open?
In the UK, the Australian Open will be broadcast live on Eurosport. Subscribers can also stream the action online on the Eurosport website or with the discovery+ app.
The tournament takes place every day from midnight UK time each day on the outside courts and 1am on the show courts, while night sessions will start at 8am.
Mike Jones22 January 2025 07:15
When is Jannik Sinner v Alex De Minaur?
The match has been scheduled last on Rod Laver Arena, and will follow the men’s quarter-final between Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego.
The pair are due on court from 8.30am though that could be pushed back depending on the result of the earlier quarter-final.
Mike Jones22 January 2025 07:10
Good morning
Jannik Sinner aims to take one step closer to the Australian Open title when he faces Alex De Minaur in a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final clash in Melbourne.
Sinner is the No.1 seed for the tournament and has impressed with his simplistic and heavy-hitting style so far but will face a hostile crowd as he takes on the Australian.
25-year-old De Minaur has only dropped one set during his run to the last eight and will be confident of securing an upset this morning.
The two are due on court following the conclusion of Ben Shelton’s match against Lorenzo Sonego with their quarter-final scheduled to start at 8.30am GMT.
Follow for all the build-up ahead of a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final
Mike Jones22 January 2025 07:05
