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.

Monfils was struggling with a back injury at the start of the fourth set as Ben Shelton advanced to the quarter-finals

They also have a dead-even head-to-head record. Keys won their first two matches, and Rybakina came back to win the next two, including their only meeting of 2024, on hard courts in Miami. Keys has won eight straight matches in Adelaide and Melbourne, while Rybakina, with new coach Goran Ivanisevic, hasn’t dropped a set this week.

The former world No. 3 breezed into the last eight in Melbourne for the first time since 2019, and will now focus on supporting Monfils in an upcoming clash against American Ben Shelton.

Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet and avoided a huge shock at the Australian Open on Tuesday before joining a rampant Taylor Fritz and veteran Gael Monfils in the second round.

Madison Keys heaped praise on Elena Rybakina after beating the Kazakhstani in three sets in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2025.

Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open as 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz. - Monfils magic - Monfils rolled back the years to storm back and defeat the American Fritz 3-6,

Also into the second week is 38-year old Gael Monfils after he stunned fourth seed Taylor ... was into the next round with a gritty three-set win over Ons Jabeur. Sixth seed Elena Rybakina also advanced despite a back problem. World No 128 German Eva ...

Ukraine's Svitolina beat the Italian fourth seed 2-6 6-4 6-0 on Margaret Court Arena - the same court on which Monfils ... 6-4 6-2. Rybakina will need 'magic' to progress in Melbourne Elena ...

Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open as 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils ... Sixth seed Elena Rybakina also advanced despite a ...

The likes of Elena Rybakina, Jack Draper, Holger Rune, Learner Tien and Gael Monfils will each earn a prize money of A$420,000 from the Australian Open.

Jannik Sinner battled through illness to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday as his Italian compatriot Lorenzo Sonego ended teenager Learner Tien's fairytale run.Madison Keys lat