Defending males’s singles champion Jannik Sinner received a battle of attrition over Holger Rune to progress to the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday (20 January).

The world No. 1 got here out forward 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 after a marathon of three hours, 13 minutes that includes some punishing tennis, and can tackle both Alex Michelsen or house crowd favorite Alex de Minaur within the subsequent part.

Each Sinner and Rune wanted medical timeouts through the lung-buster at Rod Laver Enviornment earlier than the Italian prime seed pounced on his first match level.

It was not instantly clear if Sinner was injured or sick when he wanted consideration within the third set. The 23-year-old was troubled by a hip harm final yr.

Sinner appeared wobbly as he went off for therapy however received 4 of six video games after returning to the court docket.

Within the remaining set, Sinner broke Rune to seize a 2-1 lead and received his fourth break level of the match to go up 5-2. He pressured Rune to hit extensive on the final level because the two-time Grand Slam champion might lastly exhale.

“It was for positive very, very powerful,” Sinner stated. “It was an odd morning. I did not even heat up right now. I knew I might battle right now.”