Jannik Sinner beats Danish player Holger Rune in four sets and flies to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open .
The world number 1 also overcame an illness between the end of the second and the beginning of the third set and got the better of his tough opponent, defeated with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in just over three hours of play, interrupted by two medical time-outs (one each for the two rivals) and then by a problem that required an intervention on the net at the Rod Laver Arena.
First set on velvet, Jannik takes the break immediately and holds it until the final 6-3 . At the end of the second the Italian begins to have problems (perhaps with his stomach, perhaps due to the excessive heat), he moves badly and is framed at the change of sides with an evident tremor. Rune takes the break in the eighth game and closes 6-3 .
At the start of the third set, Sinner, still not at his best, calls the physio, resists by canceling three very delicate break points (one with a heart-stopping exchange that leaves both on their knees) and then places the decisive break himself in the eighth game, 6-3 . The match turns definitively. The fourth set is velvet, in which Rune makes many mistakes and Sinner returns to playing like himself. A champion's victory, against what was perhaps the most difficult obstacle between now and the eventual final . In the quarterfinals, Jannik will face the home idol Alex De Minaur on Wednesday, who he has defeated in all nine previous matches, leaving him with a paltry one set.
In the press conference he did not go into details about the illness: "I did not feel well, I had a bit of dizziness. Some health problems, no injuries. It's hot, I knew it would be difficult. I fought against a tough opponent, but also a bit against myself."
Lorenzo Sonego also advances, reaching a Slam quarterfinal for the first time in his career . The dream of the Piedmontese number 55 in the world continues, . In the quarterfinals he will face the American bomber Ben Shelton, who won over Gael Monfils, who retired in the fourth set when he was down 2-1.
