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Italian reaches maiden Australian Open semi-final
January 23, 2024
Jannik Sinner in action against Andrey Rublev on Tuesday at the Australian Open.Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images
Jannik Sinner in action against Andrey Rublev on Tuesday at the Australian Open.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner’s charge at the Australian Open shows little sign of abating.

The fourth-seeded Italian swept aside Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 on Tuesday night in Melbourne to maintain his perfect sets record at the 2024 edition of the hard-court Grand Slam. Sinner delivered a high-quality quarter-final display to prevail in a two-hour, 39-minute battle between two of the biggest ballstrikers on the ATP Tour.


Now into his first semi-final in five appearances at Melbourne Park, Sinner will take on World No. 1 and record 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in an eagerly anticipated last-four blockbuster. The pair went 2-2 in Lexus ATP Head2Head clashes in 2023, including Sinner notching his first career victories against Djokovic in the Nitto ATP Finals group stage and at the Davis Cup Finals. Overall, Djokovic leads the matchup 4-2.

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