The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round victory over Holger Rune.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has moved into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open after beating Holger Rune during a match slowed down by medical timeouts for each player and a delay because the net got knocked loose.

Serbian Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki declared veteran news presenter Tony Jones should “banned for life” from covering tennis and labelled treatment of 10-time Australian Open champ ‘disrespectful and disappointing’ in the wake of his injury-forced retirement.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was put to the test but came through in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 over Denmark’s Clara Tauson to make it to the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open 2025 on Friday, January 17.

World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury, the country's tennis federation (TSS) said.

A week after a hamstring injury ended his run at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic, 37, withdrew from Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifier, the country's tennis federation said on Tuesday, a move captain Viktor Troicki said has "weakened" the team.

Jimmy Butler has finished a seven-game suspension and will suit up for the Miami Heat's game against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open.

A “hot-headed” Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the Last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka’s bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Monday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Jannik Sinner (1), Italy, def. Holger Rune (13), Denmark, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, def. Learner Tien, United States, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Sinner is bidding to defend a Grand Slam title for the first time after beating Daniil Medvedev in the final last year.

Australian Open 2025 sees some of the bigwigs in action today at Melbourne Park including India's Rohan Bopanna. The Indian tennis veteran is in Mixed Doubles action. Moreover, Carlos Alcaraz will take the court as well as well Novak Djokovic.