Main events
*False 2-1 D Minaur Great defending from De-mon as Sinner unleashes, eventually firing in a two-handed shot and making it 30-0; The ace follows. He then goes for a backhand, but another smash secures the hold, and the champion looks calm there.
Wrong 1-1 De Minaur* Sinner wears primrose on his upper half, and white on his lower half, which is surprising and representative of his even character, given all the equipment one might use. I’m afraid that if I were World No. 1 and even if I wasn’t World No. 1, I would make the Agassi of the early 1990s look tame. Well, fear is powerful, but you never know! The Devil holds 30 and they are feeling each other out at the moment, but there could be trouble in the crowd because the referee is on the phone.
*Error 1-0 de Minaur (points to server) Cheers While Sinner is welcomed onto the court as enthusiastically as De Minaur, he scores a backhand for 15 points; #thehappyslam, #classytouch etc. From there, though, the hero emerges with no warnings and no surprises.
The sinner has the balls, and is ready… He plays.
Sinner coach Darren Cahill He says he’s much better than he was on Monday, when he beat Holger Rönn despite being a hustler. I wonder how Ron’s ego handled that defeat, because like all of us he has one, and it’s more obvious than average.
They believe that serving the body might convulse Sinner and push him above the baseline, So he can’t hit the ball while rising, but that’s all they really have. But it’s time to really see, because the players are coming out, and what a moment it will be for De Minaur, going out in front of his home fans, with Australia’s eyes on him. I think he’s ready for this, but is his best good enough?
In the Eurosport studio, Tim noticed that Lleyton Hewitt was a problem for him in the match; Mats struggled against Boris Becker and Pete Sampras on fast pitches. Well, you and everyone else are going to play the game, old friend. But can they find a way to Satan’s victory?
I think the devil must keep him moving – If he plants his feet, it’s over – he serves as much as he can, hits his drops well, and hopes Sinner gets a day off.
anyone? Bueller? Builer?
How did you beat Jannik Siner? Well, if you’re a creative genius with power, or a complete machine, that helps, but what if you’re not Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic? Then what?
In the women’s draw, Iga Swiatek defeated Emma Navarro 1 and 2; Madison Keys defeated Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
These two will meet tomorrow after Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paulo Badosa, and I can’t wait for either of them. Keys has a huge game and her top level is dangerous; If she was on, she would have every chance of beating Swiatek, having found better control and patience without compromising power.
Meanwhile, Badosa has a huge game and may have finally figured out how to manage it. You’ll have seen how Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova outlasted Sabalenka yesterday, and imagine she can do the same, without starting slow and fading at the end.
Or in other words, the draw has been kind to us.
Going back to Shelton, he is a great athlete with a great mentality, an excellent serve and a nuclear forehand. But the problem he has is his backhand — Coach Calf points out, “There’s some crazy stat that says if you make him play one of the first shots in the crowd, he only wins the point 15% of the time or something like that.”
In fact, I’d back him to beat de Minaur; It is difficult to see what a sinner has that he does not.
Next on Laver: Jannik Sinner (1) vs. Alex De Minaur (8).
“Shout out to Lorenzo Sonego because that was a silly game of tennis,” he begins, laughing. He’s really happy to win his first match against Laver, one of his favorite matches of his career.
He accepts that if he meets Demon next, the crowd can boo him, throw things at him and everyone else, and expects the same if it’s against the World No. 1.
Then, of course, he concludes with a brotherly “Let’s go, baby!” And it’s very fun. He’s got such competitive charisma.
Wild celebrations from Shelton, as you might expect, And here he is…
Ben Shelton (21) defeats Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4)
A body serve sets up the point, which Shelton finishes with two massive inside-out forehands. He meets Sinner or De Minaur in the half.
Big serve, back to the net, At 6-4, Shelton has two match points!
Shelton throws himself after his fall, and somehow finds the strength to get under him and pull him back up. Sonego is easily put away – before the billboards are scattered in a crowd-pleasing manner. He does push-ups for laughs, then Sonego misses a volley and at 5-4, he’s two serves away from the final four!
Sonego is not leaving, and what’s more is that he is playing well; We are 3-3 in the second half.
Email! “I know the World No. 1 vs. Local Boy matchup is the big draw today, but showing up for the Shelton-Sonego quarterfinals is embarrassing,” Keith Shaw wrote via email. “Do you know how tickets work?”
I don’t, but I imagine the relative emptiness is because ordinary people have been chopped up. At Wimbledon, you have queues to fill the slots, but maybe they don’t run that system; Maybe there is no demand for it.
Shelton serves up to 15 people To break it.
Sonego escapes a break to hold 6-5 in the fourth game. He guarantees himself a tiebreaker. This is a proper physical struggle.
But first, we have the finish of Ben Shilton (21) 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 5-5 Lorenzo Sonego. good!
Preamble
Good day and welcome to the 2025 Australian Open – Day 11, Night Session!
There’s something cartoonish about today’s conflict: the big, powerful defending champion facing off against the impulsive little local hero. Except in the cartoon version, it’s the younger guy who wins, while the reality is a bit different.
Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur have played each other nine times, with Sinner winning on each occasion. He hits it harder and more accurately; He serves better, returns better and hits better. There’s nothing wrong with that – he does almost all of these things better than almost anyone else in the world – but consequently, De Minaur’s path to victory is not easy to find.
However, he has never had a better opportunity. Sinner was ill during his last match, so he may not fully recover; De Minaur is fitter than he has been in some time. The crowd is on his side. The cold night is better for his tireless pursuit; What if the cartoon was not a series but a movie?
Well, we’re here. But regardless of who wins and how, this should be a great contest. Let’s go!
Play: 7.30pm local time, 8.30pm GMT