Defending champion Jannik Sinner has moved into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open after beating Holger Rune during a match slowed down by medical timeouts for each player and a delay because the net got knocked loose.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was put to the test but came through in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 over Denmark’s Clara Tauson to make it to the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open 2025 on Friday, January 17.

Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open.

Sinner is bidding to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time after beating Daniil Medvedev in the final last year.

Australian Open 2025 sees some of the bigwigs in action today at Melbourne Park including India's Rohan Bopanna. The Indian tennis veteran is in Mixed Doubles action. Moreover, Carlos Alcaraz will take the court as well as well Novak Djokovic.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled through serving woes Wednesday to make the Australian Open third round, but it was a less-than-convincing display by the World No. 1.

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 victory over Holger Rune.

The Day 9 of the Australian Open 2025 is underway at Melbourne Park as it promises to deliver some fantastic and exciting tennis. Jannik Sinner will battle it out against Holger Rune, while Gael Monfils will take on Ben Shelton.

Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (all times GMT): 0340 VEKIC TRIUMPHS OVER SHNAIDER IN THREE-HOUR BATTLE Donna Vekic beat Diana Shnaider 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-5 in an evenly-matched battle of seeded players during a third-round match that lasted nearly three hours.

Denmark's Holger Rune played a gritty 4-set match in the second round to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Thursday, 16 January. With the win, Rune qualified for the third round of the tournament.

The world No 1 had to battle hard to beat Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in the third round and reach the second week in Melbourne. But her serving woes, which plagued her in the previous round, dogged her again in a roller coaster scrap that lasted ...

Ukraine’s 30-year-old Elina Svitolina, the wife of celebrated Frenchman Gael Monfils and mother to their two-year-old daughter, Skai, reached the final eight in Melbourne for the first time in six years – “a lifetime ago” – by beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1. As always, she refused to shake the hand of a Russian opponent.