Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced with an intimidating attitude in Wednesday’s Australian Open semi-final, despite Iga Swiatek’s equally relentless approach to winning Melbourne’s first crown. Italian world No. 1 Sinner silenced Rod Laver Arena with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 home victory over lowly prospect Alex de Minaur and will face No. 21 seed Ben Shelton. was set. The other semi-final is between 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and world No. 2 Alexander Zverev, both on Friday.
Sinner suffered from dizziness in the scorching afternoon heat during Monday’s four-set victory over Holger Ruhn.
But in much cooler night weather, the 23-year-old returned to his bright best against eighth-seeded De Minaur, who has yet to beat Sinner in 10 matches.
“I felt like I was feeling everything today,” Sinner said.
“Days like this make it a little easier because you can take a break pretty early in each set.”
Sinner is looking to defend his first Grand Slam title after defeating Daniil Medvedev in last year’s final. He also won the US Open last year.
“He was very good tonight,” De Minaur admitted that he had no answers that night.
The 22-year-old American Shelton reached the semi-finals for the first time by defeating unseeded Italian Lorenzo 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) in Melbourne. Sonego.
The left-handed Shelton reached the U.S. Open semifinals in 2023 with an all-out performance that matched his best performance in a major.
Shelton delivered the fastest serve of the tournament at 232 km/h (144 mph) and then heated up the winner’s on-court post-match television interview.
“I think broadcasters should support the growth of our sport and help athletes who have just won a game on the biggest stage enjoy their best moment,” he said.
He condemned parts of the interview as “embarrassing” and “disrespectful.”
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Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek came close to winning her first Australian Open title with a convincing 6-1, 6-2 victory over eighth-seeded Emma Navarro of the United States in the windy Rod Laver Arena.
The rising 23-year-old world No. 2 will face 19th seed Madison Keys in the women’s semifinals. Both games will be played on Thursday.
Two-time defending champion and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will face Spain’s 11th seed Paula Badosa for another spot in the final.
Swiatek looks creepy. She has yet to drop a set and has only dropped 14 of 5 matches. Seven of those games are against Katerina Sinakova in the first round.
“Madison is a great player and has a lot of experience, so there’s nothing we don’t know,” Swiatek warned.
“It’s going to be difficult. I’ll just focus on myself. She’s already played some good tournaments here and we know very well how she can play.”
Swiatek enjoyed a moment of good fortune in the second set against Navarro at 2-2.
Navarro’s drop shot forced the Polish player to make a frantic slide to get the ball, which she believed she had executed until replays showed the ball bounced twice. I was thinking.
The American was left disappointed when she requested the referee use video review to see what happened.
However, she was rejected because she waited until the end of the point rather than objecting immediately and stopping play.
Coach Navarro said, “It’s tough. I think we should be able to make a decision after seeing the situation.”
Keys came back from a set down to defeat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Keys reached the last four for the third time, 10 years after his first appearance at Melbourne Park.
“It’s a great feeling. I’m really, really proud to be here in the semifinals again and I’m excited and looking forward to seeing if I can take another step forward,” she said.
Keys, who turns 30 next month, is on a 10-game unbeaten streak after winning the Adelaide title.
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