Australian Open 2025: Jannik Sinner eases health concerns by cruising past Alex de Minaur to reach semi-finals
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Jannik Sinner brushed off concerns about his health with a brutal destruction of home hope Alex de Minaur in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. The two-time defending champion was in real trouble in his previous round against Holger Rune, taking a long medical timeout and visibly shaking, and admitted afterwards that he was not feeling well.
Hot conditions also played their part and, more than 48 hours on and with temperatures having dropped significantly, Sinner was back to his brilliant best in a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory. He said of his physical condition: "(Tuesday) was a very easy day, I played just half an hour, 40 minutes. I feel like, especially when you're young, you recover very fast. I really like to sleep so trying to rest in the best possible way.
"I have a very experienced team with me, which I'm very grateful and happy (for). I (realised) straight away that I'm ready for today. Let's see what's coming now in the semis.". This was arguably the biggest match of De Minaur's career, with the Australian through to the last eight here for the first time, but it proved to be a familiar story.
He had lost all nine previous matches against Sinner, winning just one set, and he could nothing to hurt the Italian, who next faces American Ben Shelton. Sinner was simply better in all areas, his weight of shot too much for De Minaur, who was without fiancee Katie Boulter in his support camp after she flew home to prepare for her next tournament.
