The 23-year-old Italian’s next opponent in Australia will be No. 13 Holger Rune, who beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7 (5), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Jannik Sinner (No. 1 ranking) will take on Marcos Giron (No. 46) in the Round of 32 of the Australian Open on Friday, January 17.Sinner earned a four-set victory over Tristan Schoolkate (4-6, 6-4,

Defending champion Jannik Sinner’s consecutive-sets streak has ended in the second round of the Australian Open.

FILE - Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor during the Davis Cup final tennis match between Netherlands and Italy at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Defending champ Jannik Sinner drops set for first time since October, but rallies for win; American Danielle Collins plays villain while advancing.

Jannik Sinner has started his Australian Open title defense with a challenging win over No. 35-ranked Nicolas Jarry.

World number one Jannik Sinner dropped a set for the first time in 14 matches on Thursday before surging back to keep his Australian Open title defense on track. The Italian top seed had no answers at the start against Australian wildcard Tristan Schoolkate,

Jannik Sinner has announced that he will part ways with his coach Darren Cahill at the end of the season. The Australian, who joined Sinner's team in July 2022, will conclude the 2025 campaign before stepping back from full-time tennis.

Jannik Sinner has admitted he was 'struggling' to cope with the breezy conditions at the Australian Open as he beat Tristan Schoolkate in four sets on Thursday morning. The world No 1 is hoping to defend his title Down Under,