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.

Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.

World No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina, Elena Rybakina and other big players will be in action on Day 9 of the hard court major at the Melbourne Park.

Elina Svitolina advances to Australian Open quarterfinals, to face Madison Keys after defeating Veronika Kudermetova.

Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent.

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine gestures during ... Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts during his fourth round match against Holger Rune of Denmark at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the ... and now plays Elina Svitolina, a 6-4, 6-1 winner against Veronika Kudermetova.

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Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score and game-by-game updates as defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Alexander Zverev in the men's final of the 2025 Australian Open .

Keys was first up and faced off against No. 28 seed Elina Svitolina, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in her career (after consecutive appearances in 2018 and 2019).

The 2025 Australian Open has been a bit wonky for U.S. viewers thanks to the time difference in The Land Down Under. Tonight's women's final match between Sabalenka and American tennis star Madison Keys will begin at 3:30 a.m. ET tonight (or technically, early tomorrow, Jan. 25).

The 2025 Australian Open has been a bit wonky for U.S. viewers thanks to the time difference in The Land Down Under. The men's final match between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will begin at 3:30 a.m. ET tonight (or technically, early tomorrow, Jan. 26).