Jannik Sinner was in a cheeky mood after thrashing Alex de Minaur and reaching the Australian Open semi-final, though he was forced to apologise to Jim Courier

Defending champion and No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner easily dispatches host country's last hope; Ben Shelton takes on-court interviewers to task.

Jannik Sinner apologised after "mocking" Jim Courier during his post-match interview at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 thrashed last Aussie hope Alex de Minaur on Rod Laver Arena and joined Courier for a long chat to debrief the match.

Jannik Sinner brought his on-court interview with John McEnroe to an abrupt end after comparisons over their respective mental approaches. After rallying from a set down to defeat a spirited Tristan Schoolkate 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3, McEnroe was won over by Sinner's ability to keep calm in the face of adversity at the Australian Open.

Jannik Sinner is through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after a drama-filled fourth-round win over Holger Rune. World No. 1 Sinner won in four sets, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, but this did not tell the story of a contest defined by illness.

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Defending champion Jannik Sinner put any illness worries to bed by crushing home hope Alex de Minaur in a straight-sets rout to tee up an Australian Open semi-final against Ben Shelton. The Italian world number one showed no signs of the health issues that hampered him in his last match to emphatically fly past the eighth seed 6-3,