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Anticipation was high among the Australian fans arriving at Rod Laver Arena that De Minaur could cause a shock – particularly given the uncertainty about Sinner’s condition.<\/p>\n
A pale-looking Sinner was visibly shaking in his chair during his fourth-round win over Rune and benefitted from an enforced 20-minute break when the net broke.<\/p>\n
But Sinner looked healthy in a performance where he proved again to be a class above De Minaur.<\/p>\n
The world number one struck the ball sweetly and consistently to outlast De Minaur in the rallies.<\/p>\n
Clinching six breaks of serves, and saving just the one chance for De Minaur in the second set, illustrated his dominance.<\/p>\n
Afterwards Sinner said he had “a very easy day” on Tuesday, hitting with his coaches for only “half an hour or 40 minutes” to maintain rhythm.<\/p>\n
“I felt ready for today,” Sinner added.<\/p>\n
“When you play a night session you try to sleep as long as you can and eat healthy.”<\/p>\n
De Minaur came into the match with a terrible record against his opponent, losing all nine of their previous meetings and winning just one set in the process.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Australian was looking to end that unwanted run and become the first home player since 2005 to reach the men’s singles semi-finals.<\/p>\n
But what was expected to be a raucous atmosphere failed to materialise on a cool Melbourne night.<\/p>\n
It was testament to Sinner’s assured display that he largely silenced the majority of the 15,000 fans.<\/p>\n
“Right now my worst match-up on tour is Jannik. The head to head doesn’t lie,” said De Minaur.<\/p>\n
“In these types of conditions where it’s a little bit colder and you can’t really get the ball out of his strike zone, he can just unload and not miss. It’s tough.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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