Sinner (22), one of the main outsiders in the Australian Grand Slam, will face world No.15 Karen Khachanov for a place in the quarter-finals. “I'm playing really well and I feel really good here,” rejoices the young Italian, who, as in the previous round, spent less than two hours on the court Friday at midday, under the gray Melbourne.
Sinner is the only player to have beaten world No.1 Novak Djokovic after Wimbledon and until the end of the 2023 season. Even twice, at the Masters (in the group stage) and in the Davis Cup. In the meantime, he lost to the Serb in the Masters final.