Australian Open LIVE: Latest results and set-by-set updates as lacklustre Alex de Minaur opens up about devastating defeat in front of home fans against ‘pneumonia-struck’ Jannik Sinner

A dejected Alex de Minaur has been reflecting on the positives and negatives of his 2025 Australian Open campaign during his post-match press conference.

After reflecting on some of the great things he’s achieved this week

I mean, the positives, I think how I handled everything. I mean, the fact that I came in this year’s top 10, and a lot of expectation, a lot of pressure. Obviously, the whole country wanted me to do well. I wanted to do well here.

Yeah, I thought I handled it really well to put myself in this position. I would have loved to do more today, but this is what happens sometimes in tennis.

Look, the negatives are after playing some great tennis on home soil and gaining so much, you feel like you just have been slapped across the face, to be honest, to finish off like that.

I guess the other positive is it’s not the first time that I’ve felt that. I felt the same thing when I played Novak a couple of years ago.

Taking all that on board, the defiant Australian said he wasn’t going to give up.

De Minaur also insisted that there is more to come from him.

So, hey, I’ll survive. I’ll keep improving. And if anything, I just need to sit with my team and figure out a way to hurt Jannik on the court. That’s ultimately the way we’ve got to look at it and find different ways because at the moment we don’t have it. So back to the drawing board, like I’ve done my whole career.

As I said, I still don’t think this is my ceiling. I still think I’ve got more in the tank. So I’ll be searching for that.

Jannik Sinner has continued to stay tight-lipped over the illness that left many concerned for his wellbeing earlier this week.

During his match on Monday against Holger Rune, Sinner appeared weak and began to shake uncontrollably. He was described by Jim Courier as looking like a ‘zombie’ and took a medical time-out.

He would return to the court in better shape to secure victory against Rune before revealing that he hadn’t been very well. That has subsequently sparked rumours that he had been suffering from pneumonia in recent days.

But the world No 1 has continued to stay tight-lipped on the nature of the ailment.

When pressed on whether he could reveal any specifics, Sinner replied:

No, after the match against Holger we made some blood tests, you know, some tests. They were all solid, all good.

So, you know, sometimes it can happen that you just feel not that well in that day. Today I woke up feeling much, much better. I told my team straightaway that, you know, I’m feeling good tonight. Obviously playing not with the heat helps you, especially when you are not feeling that well. But today I felt well already in the morning. I’m still not perfectly, but I’m not concerned in couple of days that I should be fine.

But when I went on court, I felt great. This is just what my feelings were before the match. So when I went on court, I felt good with the pressure and everything. With the adrenaline, it helps a lot.

The tennis world has been marvelling at Jannik Sinner’s insane level tonight.

Against world No 8 Alex de Minaur at the Australian’s home slam, Sinner showcased why he is the world No 1.

But when asked whether he had seen Sinner play as good as he did tonight before, De Minaur said:

I don’t know. It’s been too many times playing him and seeing the same thing. So I’m not even surprised anymore when I face him. Matches like these happen.

So, yeah, he was very good today. I think, you know, with the conditions a little bit slower and a little bit later at night, it’s pretty tough to make him miss or hurt him.

Yeah, he was b***** good tonight.

Alex de Minaur believes that he will have more opportunities to win a Grand Slam down the line and insisted that he has a higher ceiling than the quarter-finals.

I mean, it’s pretty tough right now for me to sit here after this defeat and tell you that I believe I can go all the way. But saying that, I do think that there are opportunities out there.

Tennis is so much about matchups, right? Yeah, I think right now my worst matchup on tour is probably Jannik. You know, there’s a head-to-head that doesn’t lie, right?

If I’m in a different side of the draw, different little section, then who knows? I genuinely think I’m going to give myself opportunities, and I don’t think my peak is making quarterfinals in a slam.

I see other players that have made it further, have made semis, have made finals, and I do believe that I can be amongst them, right? If they have been able to accomplish that, then why not me?

Earlier this week, Pat Rafter claimed that Lleyton Hewitt could still play on the ATP Tour.

And he’s looking in really good form out here right now as he teams up with Mark Philippoussis for a legends doubles match against Marcos Baghdatis and James Blake.

The quartet are playing some absolutely phenomenal tennis, having just struck a 38-shot rally.

Hewitt, though, is serving some absolute bombs here, having just fired in a 166km/h bolt over the net.

Rafter was so impressed by how well Hewitt has been playing of late that he said:

He is playing unbelievably out here, he could be on the tour right now if he wanted to.

It’s impressive, I’m just sitting here getting a little bit nervous, going: “Please don’t hit me the ball, hit it to Lleyton.”

Ben Shelton stopped at the end of his press conference earlier tonight to hit out at multiple broadcasters for some of the questions they have asked players throughout the fortnight.

It comes after Novak Djokovic said he was left feeling ‘insulted’ by Channel 9 broadcaster Tony Jones this week.

Shelton noted the controversial saga before adding that there have been multiple other questions that broadcasters have asked during on-court interviews that he believes have shown a lack of respect.

One thing that I just want to say before we’re done. I’ve been a little bit shocked this week with how players have been treated by the broadcasters.

I don’t think that the guy who mocked Novak, I don’t think that was just a single event. I’ve noticed it with different people, not just myself. I noticed it with Learner Tien in one of his matches. I think when he beat Medvedev his post-match interview, I thought it was kind of embarrassing and disrespectful that interview.

There are some comments that have been made to me in post-match interviews by a couple of different guys, whether it was: “Hey, Monfils is old enough to be your dad. Maybe he is your dad.”

Earlier on the court today, Shelton was asked a question over the support he was going to receive in his next match.

Or today on the court: “Hey, Ben, how does it feel that no matter who you play in your next match, no one is going to be cheering for you?”

I mean, may be true, but I just don’t think the comment is respectful from a guy I’ve never met before in my life.

I feel like broadcasters should be helping us grow our sport and help these athletes who just won matches on the biggest stage enjoy one of their biggest moments. I feel like there’s just been a lot of negativity. I think that’s something that needs to change.

Thanasi Kokkinakis took to X a little earlier on to express his amazement at Sinner’s level.

He looked deflated as he left the court there but despite tonight’s result, he’s had an outstanding tournament, reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time in his career.

Coming up against Jannik Sinner who has been in such great fettle was never going to be an easy task for anyone but credit must go to De Minaur for his performances this week.

There’s no doubt he’ll be back to challenge again in this tournament in the future and tennis great Todd Woodbridge has given his verdict on what De Minaur can do to improve his game to progress into the later rounds at the Grand Slams.

Your technique starts early and a lot of it has to do with your physical size, and how you are able to have strength to get a ball into the court.

Alex was a great defender, because he was small and so he has taken those skills of finding a way to win a point and tactics into the pro game.

But some of his technical deficiencies have come from being a little physically weak when he was young, his serve in particular is one of those, and it takes a long time to be able to change those habits.

Sinner also lumped praise on his Australian opponent De Minaur.

The Aussie just couldn’t find his rhythm against the Italian and fell short of the world No 1.

Sinner was, though, full of praise for his opponent after the match, stating:

He’s a very tough competitor. An amazing player. It was an amazing atmosphere. In this kind of match, they can go quickly or they can change fast if I drop my level a bit. I’m very happy about my performance today.

Though Jannik Sinner didn’t reveal the nature of his ailment, the world No 1 lifted the lid on his recovery after he had fans worried during his victory against Holger Rune on Monday.

Sinner had appeared to shake uncontrollably and looked unsteady on the court during the match, with rumours circling in recent days that he had been suffering from pneumonia.

After securing victory against Alex de Minaur tonight, he said:

Yesterday was a very easy day. I played just 30-40 minutes with my coaches. They gave me a good rhythm. I feel like when you are young you recover very fast, it’s a bit different.

Some days ago I really wanted to sleep. So really trying to rest as best as possible. Trying to be ready for the court.

That was a real tough defeat for Alex de Minaur.

The Australian suffers a 6-3 6-2 6-1 defeat by world No 1 Jannik Sinner who was clinical tonight.

‘Never ever let De Minaur into the match,’ John McEnroe says to Channel 9.

Heartbreak for the Australian, he’s played brilliantly this week and has dazzled the home fans.

Sinner, meanwhile, will advance to the semi-finals and take on Ben Shelton.

The Australian has gone 4-1 down in the third set with Sinner in cruise control here.

John McEnroe has again commented on rumours that the Italian might be suffering from pneumonia this week.

Reflecting on the quality that Sinner is showing here, the American tennis great said: ‘If he’s got pneumonia, give me a taste.’

This is a tough one though for De Minaur. But the fans are starting to come alive for the home favourite here.

Chants of ‘let’s go demon, let’s go’ ring around the stadium.

Alexander Zverev booked himself a berth in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after beating Tommy Paul over four sets on Tuesday afternoon.

But there was a bizarre moment during the match when a feather fell on the tennis court in front of Zverev as he played a shot.

The umpire would ultimately call a let on the point, with Zverev fuming at the decision after winning the point.

Check out the bizarre moment below…

Ben Shelton does not see himself as tennis’ next great entertainer, despite having a little bit of fun on the court earlier today.

The vibrant American has earned comparisons to the likes of Nick Kyrgios nd Gael Monfils as one of tennis’ emerging showmen.

Monfils had seemed to pass him the baton, but Shelton, who hilariously performed a few press-ups for the crowd during a fourth-set tiebreak earlier today, doesn’t see himself as the next big entertainer.

I don’t know about showman. I’m definitely trying to be more focused on the court. Passionate about being out there. I love being out there, and that energy comes out at times. In terms of showman, Gael is the GOAT. He will always be the GOAT.

No, I see myself a little bit different out there. I’ve been trying to have blinders on when I play, not notice too much outside the court, and be a little bit more focused and just locked in from start to finish.

He finishes the second set strongly too. A booming serve comes down on De Minaur who just can’t control the thumping strike, with the ball bounding out off the frame of his racket.

The crowd has gone quiet too and De Minaur is struggling for answers here.

Sheesh, he’s come to play tonight.

Even after there were concerns over his fitness, Sinner is looking very strong out there right now taking a 5-2 lead in the second set.

‘Relentless would be the word to describe what you’re dealing with here,’ John McEnroe said to Channel 9, speaking on how good Sinner is playing right now.

The tennis great also offered his take on the rumours that Sinner had pneumonia earlier today: ‘I don’t think it looks like he’s got that…’

Another set point here for Sinner…

On a slightly different note now, Aussie tennis legend and ex-footy star Ty Vickery have announced that they have split up.

The tennis star announced the news on Instagram earlier today but said they had been split up for nearly a year.

The pair, who had been together for nine years, said that they were on good terms during the clip.

‘We’re getting divorced,’ Rodionova said.

‘We’ve been separated for about a year. Friends and family know but we just wanted to let the wider community know about this situation. Thank you.’

Vickery, who made 119 appearances for Richmond added: ‘We’re good. We’re good with each other and we wish each other the best. Thanks for the support.’

Jannik Sinner currently holds a break in the second set over Alex De Minaur and is pushing to take the seconds set here.

His tennis intelligence is absolutely phenomenal. Commanding the court Sinner picks shots and drops them into danger areas on the other side of the court.

It’s even more impressive that he’s pulling world No 8 De Minaur from tramline to tramline, with the Aussie being one of the best in the game at returning shots like these.

Perhaps the shot of the match so far, Sinner is drawn out wide and stretches to return a good shot from De Minaur but pulls off an incredible cross-court forehand that cuts a shallow angle over the net.

Sensational stuff from the defending champion.

Sinner was dominant in that set shifting through the gears to take a 3-1 lead early on after breaking De Minaur in the fourth game.

The Aussie is just making a few uncharacteristic errors and has clipped the ball out of play multiple times here to concede some vital points.

In fact, De Minaur has lost 18 consecutive sets to the Italian. Can he pull it back here?

Meanwhile, it looks like Katie Boulter might not be in the stadium tonight. I haven’t seen her here just yet. It comes after the Brit dropped a hint that she may have left Australia earlier on Tuesday on her Instagram…

There’s a reason why he is world No 1 and this might be why.

The Italian is in full flow here and has taken a 5-2 lead in this first set.

De Minaur is hanging on and is serving to stay in the set.

Meanwhile, the Italian stopped his warm-up to congratulate Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego on a brilliant match, with Shelton progressing to the semi-finals.

Alex de Minaur has failed to beat Jannik Sinner in the nine times they have met in the past.

But the Australian said he wasn’t dwelling on those past results ahead of this match.

When asked about their H2H record the 25-year-old said:

You know, the great thing about tennis is that once you step out on the court, you both start at 0-0, right? It’s a whole new day, a whole new match, and anything can happen. Sports is unpredictable.

That’s exactly the mindset I’m going to have going into that match. I’m looking forward to it. That’s the matches I want to be playing. Ultimately, if there is anything, it’s going to be my first match this whole tournament where I’m the underdog and don’t have all the pressure and expectation of, you know, having to win.

So it’s quite exciting, and I’m looking forward to that.

Massive early lead for Jannik Sinner.

He goes 3-1 up against De Minaur, who has looked a little nervous at the start of this match, hitting a few errant shots.

De Minaur has hit seven unforced errors to Sinner’s eight, but the Italian’s experience is showing a little more here, with Sinner hitting six winners to De Minaur’s one.

Can the Aussie find his groove?

Alex De Minaur and Jannik Sinner have gone head-to-head 10 times during their careers on the ATP Tour.

But Sinner has outperformed De Minaur in all of those occasions, barring one, where Sinner withdrew from the match.

They last met at the 2024 Davis Cup semi-final, with Sinner clinching victory 6-3 6-4.

And the Italian has taken a 2-1 lead in the first set. There’s not much separating either player here, with Sinner winning 78 per cent of his first service points.

De Minaur and Sinner are just about to get underway here. This one is set to be huge! So grab yourself a cup of tea or a beer and get settled in for this blockbuster clash!

Alex de Minaur’s athletic talents shone clear on the court once again during his victory against Alex Michelsen on Monday.

De Minaur, who is regularly hailed as one of the fastest players on the court, showcased his agility to recover against Michelsen’s booming groundstrokes to seal victory.

But his athletic talents extend beyond the tennis court, with his mum, Esther, revealing that he had actually butted heads with his soccer coach when he was nine, over which sport he should look to pursue professionally.

She said to The Sydney Morning Herald:

I told him he had to choose between soccer and tennis, since it had become impossible to manage.

They both thought he could make it as a professional in their sport, and neither wanted to budge. Alex was the one who chose tennis in the end, and I’m so glad he did.

OK so I’m in the media centre at Melbourne Park right now and I’m just watching on the player’s gym to see what Sinner and De Minaur are up to backstage.

Despite concerns over Jannik Sinner’s fitness in recent days, with rumours spreading that Sinner had come down with a bout of pneumonia, he looks to be moving pretty comfortably here.

He’s picked up a kettlebell and it is chucking it about without much strain here.

It is still unclear what illness he had been suffering from but Sinner had admitted after his match on Monday that he wasn’t well.

The world No 1 had begun to shake uncontrollably on the court in worrying scenes for the defending Australian Open champion.

He’d leave the court for an 11-minute medical break but still looked a little uneasy.

Lorenzo might have suffered defeat against Ben Shelton but he made history today.

In a bizarre turn of events, he became the first man with one million streams on Spotify to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final.

Ben Shelton told Aussie fans inside the Rod Laver Arena they can ‘boo him and throw stuff at his head’ if he comes up against home favourite Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals.

De Minaur is just backstage right now preparing for his huge clash with world No 1 Jannik Sinner, which is coming up next on Rod Laver Arena.

Meanwhile, I’ve just seen Shelton giving John McEnroe a huge hug in the player’s tunnel.

He is absolutely bouncing around the players’s gym right now and is getting handshakes from everyone.

Ben Shelton is just a ball of energy. The American is one of tennis’ great entertainers and he showed off his insane fitness on Wednesday afternoon during his match against Lorenzo Sonego by bizarrely doing some press-ups after diving to reach a wide shot.

Ben Shelton has won it! He wins the fourth set tiebreak and the match 6-4 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7-4).

I feel relieved right now. Shout out Lorenzo Sonego. I’m just happy to be through. Got my first win on Rod Laver. One of my favourite matches of my career.

Shelton will now face off against Alex de Minaur or Jannik Sinner in the semi-final. He is one win away from being the first American male to reach the final of the Australian Open since 2003.

If it’s the home guy Alex de Minaur you guys can boo me, throw stuff at my head. I can deal with it. I know I’ve got a few people out in the crowd who are going to be pulling for me too.

Here’s the moment he won the match…

I’ve got a few candidates from the past week, but this new entry from Lorenzo Sonego is probably my favourite yet.

Lorenzo Sonego has fought back gallantly in this match, fending off Ben Shelton’s attempts to break him at 5-5.

Sonego pushed the American star from tramline to tramline, but Shelton was unable to capitalise to give himself a 6-5 lead.

Shelton would go on to serve out the remaining game to take us to a tiebreak!

The American got off to an excellent start against the world No 55, Sonego, but has faded in the last two sets.

he takes a 3-2 lead in the match but Sonego hits back, pulling the tiebreak level at 3-3.

Alex de Minaur’s mum was seen welling up on Monday night as her son booked his place in the quarter-finals of his home Grand Slam for the first time in his career.

The cameras panned over to his family, sitting in the corner of the Rod Laver Arena, with De Minaur’s mum spotted covering her face and wiping away tears before hugging Katie Boulter, De Minaur’s fiancee.

His mum, Esther, has now spoken out on the moment and the joy of her son reaching the next round of the tournament.

Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, Esther shed light on the efforts her son has put in over the years to get to this moment.

It was an incredible moment for me because I knew how much it meant to him and how hard he’s been working to achieve this.

He deserves every bit of success he achieves. ⁠It’s been surreal, in a way. He knew from when he was a kid that that’s what he wanted to do, but as a parent, you always support and encourage – but worry at the same time that something will go wrong, and he won’t achieve his dream.

That’s why each step towards his goal is a very emotional moment for me.

Emma Navarro called for a rule change earlier today after she came off on the wrong end of a tough call during her defeat against Iga Swiatek.

At 2-2 in the second set, Swiatek had chipped the ball over the net after it had just appeared to bounce twice. The Polish tennis star would then go on to win the point, sealing a huge victory against Navarro and holding on service.

But the chair umpire explained to Navarro that she could not review the point because the American had continued to play on after the ball had bounced twice.

I didn’t stop playing. I played the next shot, so I couldn’t see a replay. Yeah, I asked her after the point if I could see a replay, and she said, I played it, so I couldn’t see it.

On whether she believes it is fair for players to be forced to stop in the middle of a point if they wish to review a passage of play, Navarro said:

I think it should be allowed to see after the point even if you play. It happened so fast. You hit the shot, and she hits it back, and you’re just, like, Oh, I guess I’m playing.

You know, in the back of your head you’re, like, Okay, maybe I can still win the point even though it wasn’t called. It’s going to be a downer if I stop the point and it turns out it wasn’t a double bounce. Yeah, it’s tough.

I think we should be able to see it afterwards and make that call.

But Navarro did not place any blame on Swiatek for not calling the moment out herself.

It’s in the moment. Like I said, it happened so fast. I don’t know if she knew or not. Yeah, ultimately, it’s up to the ref to make the call. It is what it is, I guess. It’s tough to place blame on anybody. It’s a tough call.

I think the rules should be different that I think we, for sure, should be able it on look at it afterwards and decide.

It seems that because the American continued to play the point, the umpire was unable to go back and conduct a video review over whether the ball had bounced twice.

Had Emma Navarro stopped when the ball had bounced twice on Iga Swiatek’s court the TV umpire could have intervened and the game may have had a different ending…

Navarro will certainly be feeling there.

Matthew Lambert delves into the rules behind why Navarro wasn’t awarded a point below!

Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday afternoon after securing a 6-1 6-2 victory against Emma Navarro.

But there was a controversial moment in the match. The five-time Grand Slam winner was brought to the net by Navarro and she appeared to fend off a drop shot from the American star.

Navarro played on and clipped the ball to the other side of the court with Swiatek scrambling across to hammer back at her opponent to win the point.

But Navarro was incensed by the moment, confronting the umpire in a fit of rage asking why she was not allowed a video review.

Navarro, had been pushing for a break of service at the time, but could not make the breakthrough with Swiatek holding.

Sinner opened up on how he was feeling during his post-match press conference earlier in the week.

But he did not speak out on the specific ailment he had.

I was not feeling really well,’ said the 23-year-old. ‘I think we saw that today I was struggling physically. I knew that it was going to be very, very difficult today, playing against a tough opponent but also playing against myself a little bit.

I at least felt slightly better when I went back on court. I felt like the face looked a little bit better, the colour was a little bit back. The doctor gave me some medication.

Sinner had also consulted a medical professional before heading out onto court for his clash against Rune on Monday, adding to speculation that he had been suffering from an illness prior to the fourth-round clash.

I talked with the doctor before already, before going on the court. I had a little checkup.

Yeah, it was a bit helpful. I at least felt slightly better when I went back on court. I felt like the face looked a little bit better, the color was a little bit back.

So, yeah, that helped, for sure. You know, it’s a toughconditions. You know, yesterday was hot. Today was hot again.

You know, every player, you know, struggles a little bit. When you’re not there health-wise where you want to be, it’s also even more difficult, but it helped, yeah. It gave he some small medication, and then it wasn’t slightly better.

Major concerns arose over Jannik Sinner’s wellness during his victory against Holger Rune earlier on Monday.

It was a particularly warm and muggy day in Australia, with temperatures topping out at 32ºc.

Bashed his way to a 6-3 lead in the opening set but began to look increasingly uncomfortable during the match. At one stage he was even seen shaking.

Jim Courier claimed that he looked like a ‘zombie’ as the Italian sat down on his bench during the interchange.

He would later leave the court for a medical time out that lasted around 11 minutes – with Rune claiming that he had been left to ‘cook in the heat’ on the court.

He stated that he had been feeling unwell before the match but returned, losing the second set before sealing a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

Tonight’s match should start a little earlier than yesterday’s huge clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

Play is expected to get underway between 7pm and 7:30pm after Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego’s quarter-final clash at the Rod Laver Arena.

And I’ve just seen De Minaur arriving at Melbourne Park for the match.

He’s making his way through the player’s gym area as he prepares for the blockbuster clash.

It’s the first time in his career that De Minaur will have reached the quarter-finals of his home slam and there was a huge outpouring of emotion after the Australian booked his place in the tournament on Monday night.

His fiancee, Katie Boulter and mum Esther were both seen jumping up and celebrating as De Minaur pushed his way past Alex Michelsen in three sets.

Esther even began to well up before giving Boulter a huge hug after the match.

Katie Boulter issued a cryptic message on Tuesday night indicating that she may have left the country.

She and Alex de Minaur have dazzled over the past two weeks in Melbourne but the Brit suffered a disappointing second-round defeat against Veronika Kudermetova last Thursday.

She’s since stayed in Melbourne to watch her new fiance battle his way to his first-ever Australian Open quarter-finals.

Boulter has been taken on board as an honourary Aussie by many of the home fans at Melbourne Park, with one commentator even asking: ‘Can we start calling you Aussie Kate?’

In the Instagram post, she published several pictures of her playing in Melbourne, Sydney and a snap of her and De Minaur at Kooyong.

She captioned the post: ‘Thank you Aussie for making me feel like I’m at home.’

But the British star added two emojis following the note that indicated she may have left the country.

Good afternoon and we’re back again here at Melbourne Park!

It’s been a warm and windy day here at but the conditions are perfect for tennis and we’ve got a few big matches kicking off tonight.

Ben Shelton has just taken the first set against Lorenzo Sonego in their quarter-finals clash, which will be followed by the match of the evening with Jannik Sinner set to go head-to-head with Alex de Minuar at the Rod Laver Arena later tonight.

But huge concerns are mounting over the Italian’s fitness. It came after reports claimed yesterday that he had allegedly been ‘suffering from pneumonia’.

It came after he was caught shaking uncontrollably during his victory against Holger Rune on Monday.

The reigning Australian Open champion had left the court to receive medical treatment and had told his team that he was feeling dizzy.

Despite that, Sinner has been back in practice this morning ahead of his match against De Minaur but the world No 1 is understood to have practised today in a behind-closed-doors session at Melbourne Park.

It is unknown the true reasoning behind the move and perhaps it may be a precaution to ensure no prying eyes can see him warming up ahead of tonight’s crunch match.

But the move has still attracted speculation and concern that he is still struggling with an illness.