Jannik Sinner, the world No 1 and defending champion, looked to be heading out of the Australian Open until he was rescued by a controversial medical time-out.

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 is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after a drama-filled fourth-round win over Holger Rune. World No. 1 Sinner won in four sets, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but this did not tell the story of a contest defined by injury.

In the Australian Open Round of 16 on Sunday, No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner takes on No. 13 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune.Sinner enters the Round of 16 after his three-set win on Saturday over Marcos

The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round match against Holger Rune.

Jannik Sinner admits he had ‘big luck’ in Australian Open win over Holger Rune - The top seed struggled with illness during a four-set battle at Melbourne Park.

An exciting fourth-round encounter between Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune at the Australian Open took an unexpected turn when the match was temporarily suspended after the net was accidentally broken.

Jannik Sinner has battled through a worrying bout of illness to keep his hunt for a second successive Australian Open title alive.

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.

Sinner took the first set in just 35 minutes. However, Rune hit back in the second. Check the Jannik Sinner Vs Holger Rune match report here

Defending champion Jannik Sinner battled past Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the men's singles quarterfinal of the Australian Open 2025.