Italian tennis star and defending champion Jannik Sinner cruised to the semifinals of the Australian Open following a win over local favourite Alex Da Minaur in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
The world number one had skipped practice before the match and taken consultation from the tournament doctor ahead of the match, but managed to secure a win by 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
The WTA Tour will have a WTA 500 event at the same time, with reigning Australian Open champion and World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka set to play in the tournament.
World No 2 Novak Djokovic entered record 10th US Open final after beating America's Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday. The Serbian will be playing a Grand Slam final for the fourth time this year, when he faces off against Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Already h
Shelton became the youngest American US Open semifinalist in 30 years after coming through 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 against his more fancied compatriot Tiafoe.