The Day 9 of the Australian Open 2025 is underway at Melbourne Park as it promises to deliver some fantastic and exciting tennis. Jannik Sinner will battle it out against Holger Rune, while Gael Monfils will take on Ben Shelton.

Jannik Sinner has achieved his goal by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2025 Australian Open. The world number 1 defeated a very dangerous opponent like Holger Rune in four sets, overcoming a malaise that hit him between the second and third sets and also forced him to leave the court for assistance.

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner has survived a mid-match health scare to keep his title defence alive at Melbourne Park. Jannik Sinner looked sick and sorry, with his Australian Open title defence under siege.

The most interesting match on Monday 20 January at the 2025 Australian Open is certainly the one between Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune. These two players have always played very spectacular and balanced matches against each other, with the h2h balance in perfect parity at 2-2.

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Ailing defending champion Jannik Sinner admitted he was fortunate to survive a fourth-round battle with Holger Rune at the Australian Open.

Denmark's Holger Rune played a gritty 4-set match in the second round to beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Thursday, 16 January. With the win, Rune qualified for the third round of the tournament.

First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the Australian Open. Then came the bizarre sight of a 20-minute delay because the net at Rod Laver Arena detached from the court after being hit by a big Sinner serve.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open's main stadium got jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner's fourth-round match against Holger Rune on Monday, delaying play for about 20 minutes early in the fourth set.

Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has returned to the quarterfinals, navigating an illness and multiple delays during a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 13 seed Holger Rune.

Holger Rune is not playing his best tennis at the start of this season, but he is showing that determination that he has often lacked in the last two seasons. The young Danish talent reached the third round at the 2025 Australian Open by defeating Matteo Berrettini – semifinalist here in 2022 – after a very tough and exciting battle.