Sinner has not lost a grand-slam match on hard courts since the 2023 US Open, while his 7-6 (2) 7-6 (5) 6-1 victory over Chile’s Nicolas Jarry made it 15 consecutive victories in all tournaments dating back to a defeat by Carlos Alcaraz in Beijing in early October.

Top seed Jannik Sinner cruised in his Australian Open opener, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz took one step closer to a quarterfinal showdown, and No. 11 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was bounced by an unseeded American on Monday in Melbourne.

Jannik Sinner did not have it all his own way in a fascinating Australian Open semifinal, as Ben Shelton showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come on the men's tour.