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 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.

Elina Svitolina advances to Australian Open quarterfinals, to face Madison Keys after defeating Veronika Kudermetova.

World No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina, Elena Rybakina and other big players will be in action on Day 9 of the hard court major at the Melbourne Park.

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine gestures during ... Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts during his fourth round match against Holger Rune of Denmark at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the ... and now plays Elina Svitolina, a 6-4, 6-1 winner against Veronika Kudermetova.

MELBOURNE, Australia — First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the ... and now plays Elina Svitolina, a 6-4, 6-1 winner against Veronika Kudermetova.

Highlights of the 11th day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (times GMT): 1116 SINNER STROLLS TO SEMI-FINAL CLASH WITH SHELTON Defending champion Jannik Sinner reached the semi-final with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 6-1 win over Alex de Minaur,

Australian Open latest score and updates from blockbuster quarter-final - Sinner booked his place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over Australia’s De Minaur

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced into the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday in imperious fashion after Iga Swiatek was equally ruthless to close on a first Melbourne crown.

Australian Open latest score and updates from blockbuster quarter-final - Sinner looks to book his place in the semi-finals when he faces Australia’s De Minaur

As much as any top player, Sinner has been able to expose De Minaur’s lack of first-strike weaponry. The Aussie’s strength is his scrambling and counterpunching, but Sinner serves too well, hits too hard, places the ball too precisely for his defense to be effective. De Minaur hasn’t found a way to hurt, rattle, of disrupt him.