The American rallied from a set down to reach the last four in Melbourne for the third time, and will face No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek next.
Jannik Sinner 6-3 Alex de Minaur Ben Shelton beats Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-4) to reach semi-finals Iga Swiatek drops just three games on way to last four Swiatek will play Madison Keys, who came from behind to beat Elina Svitolina Alfie Hewett through to wheelchair singles semi-finals Use audio icon for BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary (UK only) Joe Rindl,
American Danielle Collins is out of the Australian Open following a straight-sets defeat by fellow countrywoman Madison Keys.
Day 9 of the Australian Open is in the books with Australian Alex de Minaur advancing into the quarterfinals for the first time.
Lorenzo Sonego will take on American Ben Shelton in the other men’s quarter-final on Jan 22. Read more at straitstimes.com.
As much as any top player, Sinner has been able to expose De Minaur’s lack of first-strike weaponry. The Aussie’s strength is his scrambling and counterpunching, but Sinner serves too well, hits too hard, places the ball too precisely for his defense to be effective. De Minaur hasn’t found a way to hurt, rattle, of disrupt him.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced into the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday in imperious fashion after Iga Swiatek was equally ruthless to close
Alex de Minaur is through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, defeating American giant-killer Alex Michelsen.
The Australian Open 2025 semi-finals are set, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek delivering commanding performances to secure their spots. Sinner overpowered Alex de Minaur in straight sets, while Swiatek continued her dominant run with another clinical win.
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have advanced to the Australian Open semi-finals. Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur convincingly, while Swiatek crushed Emma Navarro to set up a clash with Madison Keys. Ben Shelton also reached the semi-finals after edging past Lorenzo Sonego in a four-set thriller.
Iga Swiatek is dominating her Australian Open opponents the way no one has at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013. Swiatek's latest lopsided win came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No.