Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his first set since October but recovered to beat Tristan Schoolkate and reach the third round of the Australian Open. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

World number one and defending champion Jannik Sinner roared back to surge into the Australian Open third round on Thursday as Iga Swiatek set up a showdown with Emma Raducanu. Taylor Fritz was an emphatic winner in his pursuit of a maiden major title but exciting 18-year-old Joao Fonseca was edged out in a five-set thriller.

Jannik Sinner’s relationship with fellow tennis star and women’s world #14, Anna Kalinskaya, first made headlines in May, after Sinner confirmed the budding romance with local press. Reiterating his usual tone in relation to his off-court life, Sinner told media that while he was indeed “with Anna” they preferred to “keep everything confidential”.

MELBOURNE - Taylor Fritz has no plans to deviate from his usual Grand Slam approach when he begins his Australian Open campaign and says he is focused on taking it one game at a time as he chases a first major title.

In the men's singles category, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev will be in action, while Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabuer will also play their respective matches.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Jannik Sinner, of Italy, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, in the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia N ...