MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) (ITALPRESS) – Between cramps and asphyxiating heat, Jannik Sinner has reached the second week of Australian Open 2026. The number two in the world takes three hours and 45 minutes to come to the head of the American Eliot Spizzirri (n.85 ATP) and cut out a place in the eighth finals. The winner of the last two editions shows the score of 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4.
“Today I had a lot of hard work physically, I was lucky with the Heat Rule and I managed to take my time. I started having cramps everywhere and it is definitely an area on which I have to work and improve. I tried to do the best with what I had at my disposal, on the other hand in tournaments like these always have difficult matches”, the words, in the interview in the field, of Sinner, that to the eighth will meet in a completely blue derby Luciano Darderi. Never until now arrived at the second week of a Slam, the Argentine-italo unexpectedly eliminates the serial number 15 head, the Russian Karen Khachanov. 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 6-4, in three hours and 26 minutes of play, the score in favor of the 22nd seeding force, which enters its best ranking of number 23 of the world.
For the first time in history there will be three Italians at the eighth finals in Melbourne: to complete the blue tris is Lorenzo Musetti, who comes out from the battle of five sets with the Czech Tomas Machac. 5-7 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2, in four hours and 25 minutes in the field, the fart in favor of the carrarino, which demonstrates the usual enviable physical condition, as well as remarkable improvements under the mental point of view. “I’m really glad I got this victory. This is my first time in the second week here and I’m happy. In the end it was a bit better with the roof closed, but we played already for 4 hours. We both kept the level of intensity and athleticism high during the trades”, the 5 Atp commentary (but increasingly close to top 3), which will play a place in the quarters with the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz and Swiss Stan Wawrinka.
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