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Sinner Defies the Heat and Doubt to Storm into Australian Open Quarterfinals—What’s Next for the Rising Star?

Sinner Defies the Heat and Doubt to Storm into Australian Open Quarterfinals—What’s Next for the Rising Star?
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Sinner later admitted he got a bit lucky with the timing of the extreme heat policy being invoked, leading to an eight-minute break to close the roof. He was also able to refresh in a 10-minute extra cooling break between the third and fourth sets.

In an evening match in cooler conditions Monday, he was cruising until Darderi lifted his tempo in the third set. Second-ranked Sinner missed match points in the 10th game on Darderi’s serve but then took it up a notch in the tiebreaker.

“I felt quite good out there physically. Everything was okay today,” said Sinner, who had limited practice on his off day between his third- and fourth-round matches. “Let’s see what’s coming in the next round.”

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