Defending champion and top seed Jannik Sinner overcame a debilitating medical episode as well as Dane Holger Rune to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the third time with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 victory on Monday.

Anmol Bajwa, 36, was found dead near a playground in Mambourin in Melbourne's south-west. Friends of Mr Bajwa have remembered him as a "source of light and love". Police will allege he was killed by 31-year-old Ishtpal Singh, who will face court again in May.

Lucky loser Eva Lys felt like she had been hit by a train after a heavy defeat by world number two Iga Swiatek in the Australian Open fourth round on Monday but the German said she had enjoyed the journey in the best week of her life.

It took a few years of planning for four Polish university friends living on four different continents but the dream of getting together at the Australian Open finally came true this month. Karolina Minczuk and her friends represent a growing wave of tennis enthusiasts,

Eva Lys is making a habit of changing her travel plans, with the German advancing to the fourth round after initially failing to qualify for the main draw in Melbourne.

De Minaur is the top returner on the ATP tour, winning 32.8 per cent of games against serve over the past 12 months. Two years ago that would have been a major weapon against Sinner but less so now. Before the Italian’s crowning moment at Melbourne Park last January, the chink in his armour was the service game.

The Australian Open semi-final line-up will be confirmed at the close of play on day 11 and bookmakers expect defending men's champion Jannik Sinner to seal his place in the final four with victory over home favourite Alex de Minaur.

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Jannik Sinner battled through illness and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday but the physical demands of Grand Slam tennis proved too much for French veteran Gael Monfils and American teenager Learner Tien.

MELBOURNE - A rampaging Iga Swiatek stormed into her second Australian Open semi-final with a 6-1 6-2 centre court demolition of eighth seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday as the world number two underlined her title credentials once again at Melbourne Park.

Highlights of the 11th day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (times GMT): 0423 SWIATEK CRUSHES NAVARRO TO SET UP KEYS SEMI-FINAL CLASH Swiatek continued her bid for a first crown at Melbourne Park as the Polish second seed stormed to a 6-1 6-2 victory over Navarro.