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.

Swiatek will face No. 19 Madison Keys of the U.S. on Thursday night for a berth in the final. The other women’s semifinal is No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, against her good friend, No. 11 Paula Badosa.

Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.

Jannik Sinner battled through illness and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday but the physical demands of Grand Slam tennis proved too much for French veteran Gael Monfils and American teenager Learner Tien.

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek progress to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open amid challenges. Sinner battled illness to defeat Dane Holger Rune. Meanwhile, Swiatek continued her quest for a maiden win by beating Eva Lys.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced into the Australian Open semi-finals on ... Keys stormed back from a set down to beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in their quarter-final. Keys moved into the last four at Melbourne Park for the third ...

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine gestures during her fourth round ... (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts during his fourth round match against Holger Rune of Denmark at the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with ... Elina Svitolina of Ukraine writes a message on a television screen following her ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — 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.

Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina and N Sriram Balaji are amongst the big players who will be in action on Day 7 of the hard court major at Melbourne Park.

Among them: the Italian has now won his last 10 matches in a row against Top 10 players in straight sets, the first man to do that since ATP rankings began in 1973.

Facing Sinner reminded Alexander Zverev of trying to solve the challenge presented by the 24-time major champion Djokovic.