Australian Open 2025, day 11 RECAP: Jannik Sinner bounces back from illness to knock out Alex De Minaur in 'his easiest match of the event'

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What a day of quarter-final action! Though with Alex de Minaur's ousting, there are no local hopes left in the main draws.

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Jannik Sinner shrugged off rumours he was battling pneumonia to blow Alex de Minaur off Rod Laver Arena and out of the Australian Open.

Earlier on Wednesday, there were doubts the Italian would even take the court against the Aussie, but he showed no signs of illness to claim a straight-set 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win in under two hours.

"If he's got pneumonia, give me a case," John McEnroe said in commentary for Nine late in the clash.

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Jannik Sinner put together a comprehensive straight-sets win over local favourite Alex de Minaur.

The defending champion was back to his best — and doesn't social media know it.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Alex De Minaur didn't hang around Rod Laver Arena long after the match before heading up the tunnel.

Shortly after Jannik Sinner's on-court interview wrapped up, cameras in the RLA doldrums caught de Minaur in deep conversation with Lleyton Hewitt and his coach Adolfo Gutierrez.

Jannik Sinner has kind of addressed the illness concerns that were circling before the match.

Courtside, Jim Courier asked what the last 48 hours looked like.

"Yesterday was a very easy day. I played just half an hour, 40 minutes with my coaches," he said.

"They gave me a good rhythm, but talking about general physical, you know, I feel like especially when you are young, you recover very fast, it's a bit different."

And that's it - Alex de Minaur has been bundled out of the Australian Open in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

"Dominant," Todd Woodbridge said in commentary for Nine.

Appropriately for the way this match went, it happened with a break of the Aussie's serve.

"Sinner is simply too good," Woodbridge added.

De Minaur managed to take a couple of points off Sinner in that service game, but the Italian does still hold and up 5-2 is a game away from the semi final.

The Sinner train rolls on, and he's held to love again and holds a 4-0 lead.

"If he's got pneumonia, give me a case," John McEnroe said for Nine.

Sinner has won 20 consecutive points on-serve. That's five games in a row he's held to love.

Alex de Minaur is being absolutely monstered by world No.1 Jannik Sinner.

Sinner is now up a double break in this third set and surely that's all she wrote for this one.

"Alex de Minaur in some bother, it's fair to say," Todd Woodbridge said in commentary for Nine, perhaps stating the obvious.

As he did in the second set, Jannik Sinner has broken Alex de Minaur in the first game of this third set.

Demon had the chance to hold earlier, but didn't put Sinner away and he made him pay.

To make matters worse, it was an unforced error from de Minaur that gave Sinner the break.

He tried to smash a forehand down the line but overcooked it and sent it wide.

"Just goes for too much," Todd Woodbridge said in commentary for Nine.

Sinner then consolidated the break with a hold to love.

The crowd meanwhile have been absolutely silenced.