Jannik Sinner has marched into the semi-finals of the Australian Open after comprehensively defeating Alex de Minaur in straight sets.
In arguably the biggest match of de Minaur's career, the local hope wasn't even given a sniff against the world No. 1.
Despite struggling with illness during his fourth-round win, Sinner appeared to be at full fitness, and outplayed his opponent from start to finish.
The Italian claimed his first break of serve just four games in and never looked back. He then went on to break de Minaur's serve in the opening games of the following two sets.
Following the result, Sinner now holds a commanding 10-0 career head-to-head lead over the Australian.
The Sporting News followed Alex de Minaur vs. Jannik Sinner live, providing score updates and commentary as it happened.
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Alex de Minaur vs. Jannik Sinner live score - Australian Open quarter-final
| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |
| [8] Alex de Minaur (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Alex de Minaur vs. Jannik Sinner updates, highlights and commentary
*Denotes server
*De Minaur 3-6 2-6 1-6 Sinner
GAME, SET, MATCH – JANNIK SINNER
Seriously impressive from the world No. 1. In the end, it was a demolition job.
He wraps it up with another break of serve, hitting some inch-perfect shots to silence the home faithful.
De Minaur 3-6 2-6 1-5 Sinner*
The Aussie is still working hard, but not much seems to be working. He tries a lob at 15-0 and Sinner is still able to reach it and hit a volley winner. Just no way around the Italian, who caps off the game with a beautiful, low cross-court backhand.
*De Minaur 3-6 2-6 1-4 Sinner
De Minaur avoids the dreaded bagel! He showcases some good point construction and shot accuracy to get himself on the board this third set.
De Minaur 3-6 2-6 0-4 Sinner*
The games are getting quicker as the match goes on. Essentially perfect tennis from Sinner in that game to wrap things up in just under two minutes.
*De Minaur 3-6 2-6 0-3 Sinner
Another break for Sinner! He's up two breaks in the set and is well on his way to a demolition win. De Minaur was doing his best this game to stay in points, but Sinner's relentless groundstrokes eventually forced him into errors.
De Minaur 3-6 2-6 0-2 Sinner*
An efficient hold for Sinner who looks to be in cruise control. He's keeping points short and affording de Minaur no breathing room.
*De Minaur 3-6 2-6 0-1 Sinner
Sinner breaks early... again! Worst possible start to the third set for de Minaur, who is growing increasingly frustrated. After sitting at 40-15, he lets his opponent into the game with a number of sloppy unforced errors. He struggles to find his serve at deuce and drags a shot wide on break point to go 0-1 down.
De Minaur 3-6 2-6 Sinner*
Sinner takes the second set! The Italian wins to love off the back of some more impressive serving and poor de Minaur returns. Hard to see how this doesn't finish in straight sets.
*De Minaur 3-6 2-5 Sinner
De Minaur avoids another break of serve. He takes advantage of some sloppy Sinner shots to win a fairly comfortable game.
De Minaur 3-6 1-5 Sinner*
Maybe Sinner's best game yet, which is saying something. It feels as if he's hitting balls twice as hard as de Minaur, which is putting him in control of almost every point. His accuracy in this game, in particular, was impressive.
*De Minaur 3-6 1-4 Sinner
Another break for Sinner! At 30-30, de Minaur makes a poor attempt at a passing shot, giving Sinner a break point opportunity. He finds a first serve to escape but offers up another break point after hitting too deep. The Aussie comes up with the goods get himself out of a hole with a big forehand winner before yet again finding himself down BP. Ultimately, you can't give the world No. 1 that many opportunities and Sinner cracks a cross-court forehand winner to take a massive lead.
De Minaur 3-6 1-3 Sinner*
After battling hard to win the first point, de Minaur is left helpless as Sinner takes over to win the next four points. The Italian is able to keep points short and ensure his opponent can't find a way in. De Minaur, uncharacteristically, goes on to show some visible signs of frustration.
*De Minaur 3-6 1-2 Sinner
A positive game for the Aussie, who is starting to play with some more pep in his step. He was able to get the better of Sinner by moving him around the court and creating some nice angles for winners. A muted celebration, but the Demon will take confidence from some of those points.
De Minaur 3-6 0-2 Sinner*
De Minaur finds some success firing shots at Sinner's legs, working his way to 30-30. As he asks for more from the crowd, he earns himself a break point. However, Sinner stays calm and fires a trio of powerful serves to get himself out of trouble.
*De Minaur 3-6 0-1 Sinner
Sinner breaks early! Not how de Minaur wanted to start the second set. Despite playing some great shots, he is being consistently undone by a superior Sinner. He's not exactly playing poor tennis – his opponent is just on another level. On break point, Sinner showcases his versatility with some impressive net work to encourage a de Minaur unforced error.
De Minaur 3-6 Sinner*
Sinner takes the opening set! The top seed misjudges a de Minaur shot (which falls in) to lose the first point. However, he shows no panic and calmly serves his way out. The Italian is in control after 38 minutes.
*De Minaur 3-5 Sinner
De Minaur's strongest game yet. He begins it with his first ace of the match before controlling the second point and crushing a backhand winner. A couple of Sinner unforced errors then see the Aussie win it to 15.
De Minaur 2-5 Sinner*
Sinner wins to love and is in command. He's just hitting the ball with so much more power than de Minaur, with his health seemingly not an issue (at the moment, at least).
*De Minaur 2-4 Sinner
The Aussie has been struggling to get first serves in, but even when he has, Sinner has been returning with ease. Despite this, de Minaur wins four points in a row after dropping the first point. He is not controlling points but is making do with some good defence.
De Minaur 1-4 Sinner*
De Minaur goes 0-30 after sock solid defence, giving himself a little peek at breaking back. Sinner holds his nerve, however, and delivers some powerful serves to win the next four consecutive points. The reigning champ is in control early.
*De Minaur 1-3 Sinner
Sinner gets the first break! Both players are feeling much more comfortable now, exhibiting ball-striking similar to last night's quarter-final battle between Djokovic and Alcaraz. After controlling the opening two points, de Minaur makes three unforced errors to give up a break point. Sinner can't convert it at first asking though, as he hits a second serve straight into the net. The pair then continue to exchange some more unforced errors before Sinner has another break point, which after a long rally, he converts after de Minaur hits wide.
De Minaur 1-2 Sinner*
Things are starting to open up on the court, with Sinner showcasing his shot-making and the Demon keeping the point alive with his speed. The Italian then locks down the game with some crushing serves.
*De Minaur 1-1 Sinner
After struggling to get some first serves in, Sinner takes advantage and slaps a cross-court forehand winner. Things appeared tricky for the Australian at 30-30 but he found his form from the service line to wrap up the game. Short rallies so far in a tense start.
De Minaur 0-1 Sinner*
The world No. 1 gets off to a strong start, winning the opening game to 15. He delivers some powerful serves and de Minaur can't do much with his returns.
8:20 pm: Players are out! The pair will warm up and then we'll get underway on Rod Laver Arena.
8:00 pm: De Minaur and Sinner will enter the court at 8:15 pm AEDT at the earliest.
7:34 pm: Shelton is through to the semi-finals! He beats Sonego in four sets, with the day session on Rod Laver Arena officially coming to a close. A new batch of fans will have to be ushered in before de Minaur and Sinner take the court, so we can expect a bit of a delay.
6:52 pm: We are still on serve in the fourth set of the Shelton-Sonego match. If Shelton wins this set and the match, the delay to de Minaur-Sinner will be minimal. If Sonego wins the fourth and takes it to five, then there could be a substantial delay to the night match start time.
6:26 pm: There might be a delay to the 7:30pm start for De Minaur vs. Sinner if Shelton-Sonego doesn't finish by around 7pm. Rod Laver Arena will also need to transition from the day session to the night session.
6:22 pm: Lorenzo Sonego has taken the third set against Ben Shelton. The American leads 6-4 7-5 4-6. De Minaur vs. Sinner won't begin until after this match concludes.
6:10 pm: Sinner and de Minaur have played on nine occasions with the Italian winning every match and only dropping a set once.
6:05 pm: Players will enter the court around 7:30pm for a match start around 7:40pm, assuming the day match finishes in time.
6:00 pm (local time): Welcome to Rod Laver Arena for tonight's quarter-final match between Alex de Minaur and Jannik Sinner.
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