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Australian Open 2025 Men’s Day 11

Jannik Sinner showed full recovery from the mystery illness which plagued him 48 hours earlier, with the defending champion crushing the last local hope as he beat Alex de Minaur in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.
World No. 1 Sinner shot out of the blocks to complete 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win in less than two hours , progressing to the semi-finals where he will face Ben Shelton.
The American booked his spot in the final four with a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) defeat of Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego.
Sinner, defending his title here from 2024, did not allow de Minaur room to breath as he delivered a massive blow to Aussie tennis with his one-way win.
The Italian snapped up the opening set in 39 minutes and took a few minutes less to establish a two-set lead.
He remained flawless for the remainder of the rout, at one point serving up four consecutive love games in a row as he ended with 27 winners and six breaks of serve.
De Minaur, fiancee Katie Boulter already back in Britain, was totally out-gunned, with Sinner easing through on his second match point.
The Italian top seed said his fitness was once again on point. “Today I was feeling everything (in his game). When you break early in each set it’s little bit easier.
Alex is a tough competitor and many in the crowd came to see him.I just tried to prepare the match in the best possible way.”
Sinner made no excuses for his rapid victory: “These matches can go quickly but they can also change very fast. If my level drops he can take opportunities.
“I’m happy with my performance tonight.”
Sinner said he limited his training on Tuesday after his narrow win while feeling poorly to just 40 minutes and made sure to sleep in today prior to the night match.
Shelton had to work for close to four hours to hold off a charge from Sonego.
The Italian produced 63 winners to the 54 of the American, son of a former ATP player.
Sonego, who is ranked 55th and has never been this far at a major, extended the struggle into a fourth set as he broke when Shelton served for the win leading 5-4 in the third set.
But Shelton finally prevailed in the fourth-set tiebreak, sending a winner to the corner on the first of two match points to reach the second semi-final of his career at a Grand Slam.
“Lorenzo was up in the first two sets,” Shelton said of an opponent who came to the net 90 times.”I just feel relieved right now – he played some ridiculous tennis.
“I’m happy to be through. This has been the favourite match of my career. I’m looking forward to the semi-final. A few in the crowd will be pulling for me.”
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Rune rises to the occasion with defeat of Alcaraz

Holger Rune battled past injured Carlos Alcaraz to spoil the Spanish Easter party at the Barcelona Open, with the Dane lifting the trophy 7-6 (6), 6-2.
The pair of 21-year-olds were familiar foes, having played 20 times in juniors before hitting the Tour; Rune won the first 500 series title of his career and his fifth overall.
Alcaraz was treated three times in the second set after an apparent injury to his upper right thigh/groin after duelling hard in the opening set at the Real Club.
The loss will send Alcaraz back to third in the rankings, with Alexander Zverev moving back to second behind Jannik Sinner as a result of winning the Munich title on Sunday.
Rune, a first-round victim last week in Monte Carlo, reversed his clay momentum in Spain, handing Alcaraz a first loss of a set for the week.
The Spanish top seed’s two final shots both clipped the top of the net and fell back as Rune raised his hands in celebration after 97 minutes on court in the Catalan capital.
“This means the world,” the winner said. “I started the match stressed, he was playing big-time tennis.
“I was able to find my rhythm after he broke me (3-2 in the opening set) and I got more into the match.
“The first set was a big battle with a lot of important points. It was super-important to win the set and gain momentum.
“I’m so proud of myself.”
Rune ended with 18 winners while the ailing Alcaraz produced 33 unforced errors. The Dane claimed his 50th match win on clay and levelled his Tour record in the series to 2-2.
Rune said he channeled Novak Djokovic’s Paris Olympic gold medal win from last summer over Alcaraz as he struggled to turn his game around in Barcelona.
“I asked myself what Novak did to win that final. I (realised) that I didn’t need to hit every ball on the line. I need to make him play and hit a lot of balls.”
Rune, who won the elite Paris Bercy Masters 1000 title in 2022, finally began reversing a 13-match loss streak against top five opponents.with his title victory.
Alcaraz may be racing for fitness with the Madrid Masters starting on Wednesday as the ATP ploughs ahead with an unpopular two-week format for Masters tournaments despite growing protest from exhausted players.
Main photo:- Holger Rune celebrates Barcelona win – by ATPTour.com
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Zverev grabs a birthday gift with third Munich title

Alexander Zverev turned 28 on Sunday and awarded himself a third title on his home Munich clay as he beat Ben Shelton 6-2,6-4 to win the ATP event.
The 2017 and 2018 champion here is now threatening Carlos Alcaraz as the pair duel for the world No. 2 position which the Spaniard took over last week after winning Monte Carlo.
Zverev schooled lefthander Shelton in 70 minutes for a second win in their series. The winner becomes the second to hold three Munich titles after countryman Philipp Kohlschreiber (2007, 2012, 2016).
“I’m enjoying my birthday so far,” Zverev said. “It’s extremely special to win in Germany, the most special thing I can do.
January’s Australian Open finalist added: “It’s definitely a great birthday present, I knew I had to play my best today, conditions were very hot and very fast.They were perfect for me.”
The winner broke three times while never facing a challenge to his serve from Shelton as he claimed a sixth career title at the 500-Tour level.
Main photo:- Alexander Zverev with his “birthday” trophy – by BMW Open/Bitpanda
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Zverev fulfils home fan dreams to line up against Shelton

Alexander Zverev gave fans in Munich what they were after as the top seed rolled into the final of the clay ATP in Bavaria with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 defeat of Fabian Marozsan.
World No. 3 Zverev, who won the titles in 2017 and 2018 needed 91 minutes to advance into a title match with Ben Shelton.
The American earned his spot with a .2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 defeat of Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
Zverev advanced with nine aces and broke twice in the tidy win over his Hungarian opposition.
“It’s awesome. The entire week has been great. Everybody is really enjoying the weather as well as the new Center Court,” the winner said. .
“I’m enjoying myself and hopefully I will have another great day tomorrow.”
Shelton reached his fourth career final, becoming the first American man to reach a clay final above ATP 250 level since Andre Agassi won the Rome Masters 23 years ago.
“It’s a big win for me. To get a win on clay against a guy like him gives me a lot of confidence,” Shelton.
“I’m really happy and excited to be in a 500-level final in Europe, my second clay-court tournament this season.
“I’ve been playing well this week and I’m not too stressed right now.”
Main photo:-Alexander Zverev winning in front of his home crowd – by ATPTour.com
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