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.

In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner takes on No. 13 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune.Sinner enters the Round of 16 after his three-set win on Saturday over Marcos

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.

Jannik Sinner is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after a drama-filled fourth-round win over Holger Rune. World No. 1 Sinner won in four sets, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but this did not tell the story of a contest defined by injury.

WORLD number one Jannik Sinner was seen trembling in worrying scenes during the Australian Open. The incident occurred during his fourth round win over Holger Rune at the Rod Laver Arena today.

An exciting fourth-round encounter between Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune at the Australian Open took an unexpected turn when the match was temporarily suspended after the net was accidentally broken.

Jannik Sinner, the world No 1 and defending champion, looked to be heading out of the Australian Open until he was rescued by a controversial medical time-out.

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 match against Holger Rune

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner is through to his third Australian Open quarter-final within four years. The Italian faced Holger Rune in the fourth round at Rod Laver Arena and earned a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in three hours and 13 minutes.

Jannik Sinner comes through a tough physical battle against Holger Rune to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

They also have a dead-even head-to-head record. Keys won their first two matches, and Rybakina came back to win the next two, including their only meeting of 2024, on hard courts in Miami. Keys has won eight straight matches in Adelaide and Melbourne, while Rybakina, with new coach Goran Ivanisevic, hasn’t dropped a set this week.