Jannik Sinner gets rid of Rublev in 3 sets (6-4, 7-6, 6-3) and secures a pass for the semifinals of the Australian Open. The Italian had the upper hand over the Russian, only struggling in the second set where he went to the tie-break. In the first set he closed with a two-game lead, playing quality tennis. Then he slightly dropped physically, regaining control of the match in the third set with a convincing 6-3.

The Italian tennis player will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals. It will be the fourth time the two cross paths.

Time and where to watch it

The Australian Open semi-final between Sinner and Djokovic will take place on Friday 26th January. The time is yet to be determined. The match will be broadcast live on Eurosport 1, visible on TV for Sky subscribers at position 210 of the decoder. Wide streaming coverage. Eurosport is also visible on SkyGo (for Sky subscribers), Dazn, Discovery+ and Eurosport Player.

Previous encounters

The previous encounters between Sinner and Djokovic are almost all in favor of the Serbian (3 out of 4) who in 2021 prevailed in Montecarlo (Masters 1000), then repeated in 2022 (Wimbledon quarter-finals) and in 2023 (Wimbledon semi-finals). Sinner defeated the Serbian giant in the ATP finals two months ago, overcoming Djokovic for the first time in his career. The two will now face each other on Australian soil and Jannik will seek to confirm the feat of November.